Introduce the Book
Show students the cover of the book and read the title with them. Ask them to predict what the book might be about based on the title and cover illustration.
Ask and say: What do you see on the cover? What do you think this story is about? What does the illustration tell you about the kind of text this is? Who do you think Tari is? What do you think Tari’s question might be? 

Preview the Book
Give students their copy of the book. Go through the book with them, discussing their ideas about Tari and the kind of character he is. Encourage students to ask questions.
Say and ask: This book is about Tari’s question. Sometimes asking questions about what you are going to read will help you better understand the text. It helps you think about the topic and what you might expect to read. Asking questions gives you a purpose. What are some questions you have about this text?  

Record students’ questions on a chart on the board. Then read page 3 together. Encourage students to ask questions about the text after reading that page. Record their questions on the chart. Tell students that when they read the rest of the book, they will try to answer the questions on the chart. 

Reading Strategies
Remind students to use any or all of the following strategies to help them read:

• Students can check if the text it makes sense, sounds right, and looks right.
• Students can connect what they read with what they already know.
• Students can confirm their reading by looking at the illustrations.
• Students can sound out words by dividing them into smaller parts and using what they know about sounds and letters to sound out each part.

You might want to model one or more of the strategies for students.