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Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora Illustrated by Raul Colon. Genre : Realistic Fiction. This fictional story is based on the life of a real person. Selection Summary.
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Tomas and the Library Ladyby Pat MoraIllustrated by Raul Colon
Genre: Realistic Fiction This fictional story is based on the life of a real person.
SelectionSummary 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.
Key Vocabulary • Borrow • Check out • Eager • Glaring • Lap • Storyteller
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.
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.
Eager- excited; enthusiastic The young girl is eager to visit the library and borrow a new book.
Glaring- looking at angrily The man was glaring at me when I left with the library book that he wanted to check out.
Lap- to lick up or slurp My dog began to lap the cold ice cream from the cone.
Storyteller- a person who tells stories We listened to the storyteller tell an exciting and mysterious tale.
Now let’s take a look at some of the reading skills we will be practicing as we read this story...
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?
Comprehension Skill Focus: Sequence of Events Use an Event Map to record the main story events in the order they occur in a story.
Event Map Event 1 Event 2 Event 3
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