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Dewey Categories:
000 - Generalities
100 - Philosophy & Psychology
200 - Religion
300 - Social Sciences
400 - Language
500 - Natural Science & Mathematics
600 - Applied Science & Technology
700 - Fine Arts and Recreation
800 - Literature
900 - Geography and History
000 GENERALITIES
000 Computers, Loch Ness, Bigfoot, UFOs, Aliens
020 Libraries
030 Encyclopedias & World Record Books
060 Museums
070 Newspapers
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100 PHILOSOPHY
130 Ghosts, Witches & the Supernatural
150 Optical Illusions, Feelings
170 Emotions, Values, Animal Rights
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200 RELIGION
220 Bible Stories
290 Mythology, World Religions
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300 SOCIAL SCIENCES
300 Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures
310 Almanacs
320 Government
330 Money, Working
340 Court System, Famous Trials
350 Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.
360 Drugs, Environmental Issues, Titanic, Police, Firefighters
370 Schools
380 Transportation,
390 Holidays, Folktales, Fairy Tales
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400 LANGUAGES
410 Sign Language
420 Dictionaries, Grammar
430 German Language
440 French Language
450 Italian Language
460 Spanish Language
490 Hieroglyphics, Japanese Language
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500 SCIENCE and MATH
500 Science Experiments, Science Sets,
510 Mathematics
520 Stars, planets, astronomy, space
530 Physical Science - force & motion, electricity,
magnetism, light
540 Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules, Rocks and Minerals
550 Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather, Hurricanes, Tornadoes
560 Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals, Fossils
570 Forests, Rain Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Evolution
580 Plants, Flowers & Trees
590 Animals & Insects
591
592 Worms, Invertebrates
593 Corals, Sea Invertebrates
594 Seashells, Snails, Octopus
595 Insects, Spiders
596
597 Fish, Frogs, Toads, Reptiles, Amphibians, Snakes
598 Birds
599 Mammals of the Land and Ocean, Whales
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600 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
600 Inventions
610 Human body, Health
620 Rockets, Trains, Cars, Trucks
630 Farming, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Horses
640 Cookbooks, Sewing
650 Secret Codes
660 How Food is made
670 Paper Making
680 Woodworking
690 Building
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700 ARTS and RECREATION
710 Art Appreciation, History of Art
720 Houses, Buildings
730 Origami, Paper Crafts
740 Drawing, Crafts,
750 Painting
760 Printing
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Sports, Games, Magic, I Spy, Camping, Fishing, Racing, Hunting
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800 LITERATURE
810 Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles
820 Shakespeare
860 Poetry in Spanish
890 Japanese Poetry, Haiku
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900 GEOGRAPHY and HISTORY
910 Explorers, Atlases
920 Flags, People (Biography)
930 Archeology, Ancient Civilizations
940 Knights, Castles, World War I & II, European Countries
950 Asian & Middle Eastern Countries
960 African Countries
970 North & Central American Countries, Native American Tribes,
American History, States
980 South American Countries
990 Pacific Islands, Australia, Hawaii, Arctic, Antarctica
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