Can You Say Pterodactyl?
LEVELED BOOK • J
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Can You Say
Word Count: 393
Pterodactyl?
Written by Stephen Cosgrove
Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte
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Pterodactyl?
Written by Stephen Cosgrove
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There once was a very rare creature
called a pterodactyl.
She had big, leathery wings.
She had a big, bony beak.
But her name she could
barely speak.
Her name was Pterodactyl.
Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 3
There once was a very rare creature The pterodactyl couldn’t say
called a pterodactyl. “Pterodactyl.”
She had big, leathery wings. The word got caught between
She had a big, bony beak. her beak and tongue.
But her name she could She would take a big breath.
barely speak. She would scrunch up her beak
Her name was Pterodactyl. and blurt, “Patero Whack Datal!”
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Now, if you can’t say your name,
it is very hard to meet someone new.
One day, as she was flying along,
she met a duck.
The duck said, “Hi, I’m Duck.
Who are you?”
Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 5
Now, if you can’t say your name,
it is very hard to meet someone new. She took a deep breath.
One day, as she was flying along, She scrunched up her beak and said,
she met a duck. “Patero Patero-Whack Whack-Datal!”
The duck said, “Hi, I’m Duck. The duck thought she was making
Who are you?” a rude noise and flew away.
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Later that day, she happened
upon a small bird in a tree.
The little bird chirped,
“Hi, I’m Wren. Who are you?”
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The pterodactyl took
Later that day, she happened a really big breath.
upon a small bird in a tree. This time she was going to get it right.
The little bird chirped, This time she was going to
“Hi, I’m Wren. Who are you?” make a friend.
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Only this time, she said her name
louder and worse than before.
“Paw Paw-Tero Tero-Wrack
Wrack-Tow Tow-Whack Whack-Tile
Tile-Tattle!”
Even worse, she burped
at the same time.
She blasted the little bird
right off the branch.
The pterodactyl was as sad
as sad could be.
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Only this time, she said her name
louder and worse than before.
“Paw Paw-Tero Tero-Wrack
Wrack-Tow Tow-Whack Whack-Tile
Tile-Tattle!”
Even worse, she burped
at the same time.
She blasted the little bird
right off the branch. She had been sitting for a time
The pterodactyl was as sad when an owl landed beside her.
as sad could be. “Who are you?” he asked.
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“I’m nobody because I can’t
pronounce my name,” she said.
“But you must be somebody,”
chuckled Owl, “because I know
your name.”
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“When you rip something,
“I’m nobody because I can’t what do you do?” he asked.
pronounce my name,” she said. “You tear it,” she answered.
“But you must be somebody,” “Good,” said Owl. “And you use
chuckled Owl, “because I know what to pin a paper to the wall?”
your name.” “A tack,” she answered brightly.
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“Now make the T in tack a D and
set it next to this tree, which is
really what?”
“Tall!” she laughed.
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“Now put it all together,” he whooed.
“Now make the T in tack a D and “Tear Tear-A A-Dack Dack-Tall.”
set it next to this tree, which is “You got it,” laughed Owl as he
really what?” flew away. “I’m an owl and you are
“Tall!” she laughed. a pterodactyl. Tear A Dack Tall!”
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From then and thereafter, the
pterodactyl had lots of friends.
Together they sat on the bending
branch and sipped tea.
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She would murmur, “You are Wren.
From then and thereafter, the You are Duck. I am the Tear Tear-A
pterodactyl had lots of friends. A-Dack Dack-Tall, Pterodactyl!”
Together they sat on the bending And she was, and she is to this
branch and sipped tea. very day.
Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 15 16
Can You Say Pterodactyl? LEVELED BOOK • J
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Can You Say
Word Count: 393
Pterodactyl?
Written by Stephen Cosgrove
Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte
Visit www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com
for thousands of books and materials.
Can You Say
Pterodactyl?
Can You Say Pterodactyl?
Level J Leveled Book
© 2007 Stephen Cosgrove
Written by Stephen Cosgrove Learning A–Z Correlation
Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte Written by Stephen Cosgrove
Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte
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