1. Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora Illustrated by Raul Colon

2. Genre: Realistic Fiction
This fictional story is based on the life of a real person.

3. Selection Summary
When Tomas goes to the library for the first time, he makes a friend and finds a whole new world of stories that he can share with his family.

4. Key Vocabulary
Borrow
Check out
Eager
Glaring
Lap
Storyteller

5. Borrow- to get temporary use of
I will borrow two books from the library this week, but I will need to return them next week.

6. Check out- to withdraw an item, such as a book from a library
The man wanted to check out a book from the town’s library.

7. Eager- excited; enthusiastic
The young girl is eager to visit the library and borrow a new book.

8. Glaring- looking at angrily
The man was glaring at me when I left with the library book that he wanted to check out.

9. My dog began to lap the cold ice cream from the cone.
Lap- to lick up or slurp
My dog began to lap the cold ice cream from the cone.

10. Storyteller- a person who tells stories
We listened to the storyteller tell an exciting and mysterious tale.

11. Now let’s take a look at some of the reading skills we will be practicing as we read this story...

12. Strategy Focus: Predict/Infer
You know that Tomas Rivera grew up to be a well-known writer and educator. What do you predict this story will tell about Tomas?

13. Comprehension Skill Focus: Sequence of Events
Use an Event Map to record the main story events in the order they occur in a story.

14. Event Map
Event 1
Event 2
Event 3

15. Enjoy Selection 1: Tomas and the Library Lady.
Pat Mora
Raul Colon
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