Can You Say Pterodactyl? A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book Word Count: 393 LEVELED BOOK • J Can You Say Pterodactyl? Written by Stephen Cosgrove Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Can You Say Pterodactyl? Written by Stephen Cosgrove Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte www.readinga-z.com 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 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!” Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 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 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 Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J Later that day, she happened upon a small bird in a tree The little bird chirped, “Hi, I’m Wren Who are you?” Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 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 Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 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 Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 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 “Who are you?” he asked as sad could be Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 10 “I’m nobody because I can’t pronounce my name,” she said “But you must be somebody,” chuckled Owl, “because I know your name.” Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 11 “When you rip something, “I’m nobody because I can’t what 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.” Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J “A tack,” she answered brightly 11 12 “Now make the T in tack a D and set it next to this tree, which is really what?” “Tall!” she laughed Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 13 “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 Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J a pterodactyl Tear A Dack Tall!” 13 14 From then and thereafter, the pterodactyl had lots of friends Together they sat on the bending branch and sipped tea Can You Say Pterodactyl? • Level J 15 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? A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book Word Count: 393 LEVELED BOOK • J Can You Say Pterodactyl? Written by Stephen Cosgrove Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Can You Say Pterodactyl? Written by Stephen Cosgrove Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte Can You Say Pterodactyl? Level J Leveled Book © 2007 Stephen Cosgrove Learning A–Z Written by Stephen Cosgrove Illustrated by Carolyn LaPorte All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com Correlation LEVEL J Fountas & Pinnell Reading Recovery DRA J 17 18