There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom

Book Analysis: Judging a Book by its Cover

I.- How much do you know? Can you match the columns? Work in pairs.
Parts of a book Definitions

1.Front cover 1. ……….. a. The person who writes the book.

2.Back cover 2. ……….. b. The person who creates the pictures on the cover or

inside of the book.

3. Title 3. ……….. c. Pictures.

4. Author 4. ……….. d. A short description of a book, written by the

publisher, that is intended to attract your attention

and make you want to buy it.

5. Illustration 5. ……….. e. The part of the book’s jacket that protects the

front pages.

6. Illustrator 6. ……….. f. The narrow part of the cover of a book that the

pages are joined to.

7. ISBN 7. ……….. g. The name of the book.

8. Blurb 8. ……….. h. The part of the book’s jacket that protects

the back pages.

9. Publisher 9. ……….. i. The abbreviation for ‘International Standard Book

Number’, i.e., a number that identifies an individual

book and its publisher.

10. Spine 10. ……….. j. The repetition of interesting or useful words that

another person has written or said in a review.

11. Quote 11. ……….. k. A person or company that prepares and prints

books and makes them available to the public.

II.- These are two different editions of the book. Can you label the different parts
of the book? Which parts can’t you label?
III.- Let’s focus on the illustration of the front covers. Can you write words or
ideas that describe it?
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IV. Share them with your partner and select ONE which you think predicts an event
in the story.
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V.- Let’s discuss.

a. How much can the illustration help you anticipate the story?

b. Is there any other part in the book covers that can also help you predict

the story?

VI.- List as many ideas related to the story that you have found on the book covers
as you can.

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VII.- Last but not least, let’s go back to the title of this activity.

There’s a saying in English that goes: “You can’t judge a book by its cover” which

means that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their

appearance only.

How does it apply to a book?