You can use the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to look up the origin of the word "dandelion." It provides comprehensive historical information on word origins and meanings.
An original shop manual for your vehicle would be the best reference book. They are available.
The book in question is Watership Down by Richard Adams.
An example of a book reference would be: Smith, J. (2010). "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business." Random House.
The history book.
A telephone book.
I would use the PDR
No, it would be a reference book or a text book. A literary work is usually fiction, such as a novel.
Thesaurus.
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One of the ways to reference a book would be read the table of contents or the index of a book and see if the information on the book would be useful. Reference books are mostly found in the library, many students these days rely on websites but on certain sites the information are also false. Stick with reliable websites written by experts and the same goes for books.
A general reference book is an almanac or a set of encyclopedias.
the book talks about the dandelion the day after peeta gave katniss the loaf of bread and katniss looks down and sees the dandelion. later that afternoon, prim and katniss go and harvest all the dandelions in the meadow