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Dewey Decimal Numbers
Decimals
Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves numerically.
The books are given a decimal number according to their subject.
Try putting these numbers in order.
1. 001 2.362 3.500 4.593.9
5. 610 6. 629.2 7.737.5 8.745.5
9. 808.8 10.994
Look through the non-fiction shelves in the library. What subjects do you find at these numbers.
004- Computer science
796.3 - Athletic and outdoor games and sports
500- Natural science and mathematics
821- New Zealand Poetry
993.1- New Zealand history
At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:
Myths and Legends? 753
Fashion? 687
Inventions? 608
Birds?598
Fairy tales? 398
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