Dewey decimals

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 - Athletics

500 - Science mathematics

821 - english poetry

993.1 - NZ history

At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:

Myths and Legends? 753

Fashion? 687

Inventions? 600

Birds? 598

Fairy tales? 398