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Author, Title, Publisher, Year W.3.8
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1. Two books on volcanoes: one published in 2005, one published in 2022. Which detail in the entry tells you which is newer?
A. The title B. The year C. The publisher 2. You want to find the same book again in the library. Which two details help most?
A. The title and the author B. The cover picture and the price C. The year and the page count 3. Ben Carter. How Trains Work. Lantern Press, 2020. Which part is the author's name?
A. How Trains Work B. Ben Carter C. Lantern Press 4. Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. In which year was it published?
A. Blue Wave Books B. 2018 C. Ana Ruiz 5. Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part is the publisher?
A. Owls After Dark B. Mei Chen C. Starlight Books 6. Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. What is the title?
A. Green Leaf Books B. Priya Shah C. The Busy Beehive 7. Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. When was the book published?
A. 2019 B. Sam Lee C. Oak Press 8. Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who published the book?
A. Hill Top Press B. Tom Okafor C. 2015 LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1. The year 2. The title and the author 3. Ben Carter 4. 2018 5. Starlight Books 6. The Busy Beehive 7. 2019 8. Hill Top Press Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.