Book Care Basics
A worksheet for 3rd graders on the importance of taking care of books, covering proper handling and storage.
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Book Care Basics
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Read the information below about taking care of books. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Why is it important to take care of our books? Books are wonderful! They let us learn new things, visit faraway places, and meet exciting characters. Whether they are from your school library, a public library, or your own bookshelf, books need our care. When we take good care of books, they can last a long time and many more people can enjoy them. Imagine if everyone ripped pages or spilled drinks on books – soon there would be no good books left to read! Let's learn how to be book heroes!

1. Why is it important to take good care of books?
So they look new forever
So more people can read them
So you can sell them later
So they don't get lost
2. When we take good care of books, they can last a time.
3. Books help us learn new and visit faraway places.
4. It is okay to eat snacks while reading a library book.
True
False
5. Name two ways you can protect a book from getting damaged.
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