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Pets Are Pests

A Reading A–Z Read-Aloud Book
Consonant P • Word Count: 394

Written by Joe Slade • Illustrated by A. Spencer

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 WORDS USED IN THIS BOOK
High utility words:
1–100 I, for, you, said, on, and, they, of, a,
in, have, get, can, me, yes, are, no, if,
want, too, any
101–200 their, cold, or, eat, only, sit
P words:
Papa, please, pet(s), Pete, porcupine(s), pests,
prickly, pony, ponies, playful, pair, parrots, perches,
peck, people, plump, pig(s), play, pretty peacock(s),
picky, peas, peanuts, perky, penguin(s), places,
puppy, puppies, perfect, pick, poodle, Pekingese
Other words:
mud, can’t, eaters, other

Pets Are Pests

A Read-Aloud Book
© 2002 Learning Page, Inc.
Written by Joe Slade
Illustrated by A. Spencer

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 ÒNo! Porcupines are pests,Ó said Papa.
ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete. ÒPorcupines are too prickly.
ÒI want a porcupine for a pet.Ó You canÕt have a porcupine.Ó

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ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete. ÒNo! Ponies are pests,Ó said Papa.
ÒIf I canÕt have a porcupine, ÒPonies are too playful.
can I have a pony for a pet?Ó You canÕt have a pony.Ó

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ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete.
ÒIf I canÕt have a porcupine, ÒNo! Parrots are pests,Ó said Papa.
and if I canÕt have a pony, ÒParrots sit on perches and peck people.
can I have a pair of parrots?Ó You canÕt have a pair of parrots.Ó

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ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete.
ÒIf I canÕt have a porcupine,
and if I canÕt have a pony,
and if I canÕt have a pair of parrots,
can I have a plump pig? Ó
ÒNo! Pigs are pests,Ó said Papa.
ÒPigs play in mud.
You canÕt have a plump pig.Ó

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ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete.
ÒIf I canÕt have a porcupine,
and if I canÕt have a pony,
and if I canÕt have a pair of parrots,
and if I canÕt have a plump pig,
can I have a pretty peacock? Ó
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ÒNo! Peacocks are pests,Ó said Papa.
ÒPeacocks are picky eaters.
They only eat peas and peanuts.
You canÕt have a pretty peacock.Ó
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ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete.
ÒIf I canÕt have a porcupine,
and if I canÕt have a pony,
and if I canÕt have a pair of parrots,
and if I canÕt have a plump pig, ÒNo! Penguins are pests,Ó said Papa.
and if I canÕt have a pretty peacock, ÒPenguins only play in cold places.
can I have a perky penguin? Ó You canÕt have a perky penguin.Ó

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ÒPapa, please get me a pet,Ó said Pete.
ÒIf I canÕt have a porcupine,
and if I canÕt have a pony,
and if I canÕt have a pair of parrots,
and if I canÕt have a plump pig, ÒYes! Puppies are perfect pets,Ó said Papa.
and if I canÕt have a pretty peacock, ÒPick a poodle or a Pekingese,
and if I canÕt have a perky penguin, or any other puppy you please.
can I have a playful puppy? Ó You can have a playful puppy.Ó

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