Build Background
Ask questions to elicit prior knowledge about Daniel Boone and life in the New World in the early 1800s.
Ask: What do you know about Daniel Boone? When did he live? What do you think America was like in the early 1800s? 

Book Walk
Give students their copies of the book and go through as much of the book as you feel is necessary. Point out things you feel will challenge students when they read. Look at the pictures with students and discuss what they see. You may want to write down some of the words they suggest during the discussion. This step helps reduce the anxiety that some students feel when they are faced with a book that has unfamiliar text.
Ask and say: Do you think this book is fiction or nonfiction? How do you know? Let’s read the table of contents together. What information do you think we will find in this book?
As you look through the text, point out text features such as headings, bold-face type, pronunciations, maps, charts, and glossary. Ask students how they will use these text features when they read. 

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

• Ask questions: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?
• Connect the text with what they already know
• Reread any sentence or page that was difficult, to make sure they understand the text
• Use what they know about letters and sounds to read new words
• Look for parts of words they know, such as root words, prefixes, and suffixes
• Ask questions about what they read

Tell students that good readers often ask themselves questions about the book as they read. They might ask why a particular event happened and if it will affect what happens later. They might ask what the information tells them about the main character. This reading strategy helps readers become more involved with the text and helps them understand more about the topic.