Altoona School, Inc. An "A" School



Our Classroom Library

Fiction Picture Books

All books in red baskets are fiction picture books.

Fiction Picture Book Categories:
  • Fantasy 
  • Folk Tales 
  • Historical Fiction 
  • Realistic Fiction 
  • Fairy Tales 
  • Humorous Fiction 
  • Short Stories  

Books in a Series

All books in blue baskets are chapter book series.

Books in a Series Categories: 

The label on the front of every basket indicates the series that readers will find in the baskets.  

Nonfiction Books by Topic

All books in yellow baskets are chapter books that are not part of a series or where books in a series can be read out of order.

Nonfiction Books Categories:

  • Animals 
  • Biographies 
  •  History  

Chapter Books

All books in green baskets are non-fiction books.

Chapter Book Categories:
  • Adventure 
  • Autobiography 
  • Classics 
  •  Fantasy 
  • Historical Fiction 
  •  Humorous Fiction 
  • Mystery 
  • Realistic Fiction 
  • Myths 
  • Fable/ Folk Tales 
  • Science Fiction   

Within each section of the library, books are categorized in baskets by genre or topic. Each basket is labeled to indicate the type of books a reader will find inside.