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The Creature
Constitution
LEVELED BOOK • J
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 331
The Creature
Constitution
Written by Torran Anderson
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
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The Creature
Constitution
Written by Torran Anderson
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
www.readinga-z.com
Independence Hall
Philadelphia, 1786
None of the creatures in the hall
were able to sleep.
Every night, the mice would run
through the spiders’ webs.
Then the spiders would chase
the mice.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia, 1786
None of the creatures in the hall
were able to sleep.
The crickets would chirp all night.
Every night, the mice would run
The pigeons in the clock tower
through the spiders’ webs.
would start singing early in the
Then the spiders would chase
morning.
the mice.
Everyone was tired and unhappy.
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4
Maddy the Mouse had the biggest
ears in the hall.
She heard everything.
She worried that no one would
ever sleep.
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Then the humans began meeting
in the hall.
Maddy the Mouse had the biggest
Maddy sneaked into the room and
ears in the hall.
listened as they talked.
She heard everything.
They needed something with rules
She worried that no one would
that everyone would follow.
ever sleep.
They called it a constitution.
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6
Maddy thought a constitution
was a great idea.
She called a meeting.
Every creature came.
There were so many animals
that they could barely move.
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Maddy thought a constitution
“The humans have a great idea,”
was a great idea.
Maddy said.
She called a meeting.
“They are writing a constitution.
Every creature came.
There were so many animals
We should have our own
that they could barely move.
constitution.”
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“What’s a constitution?” asked
a pigeon.
“It’s a list of rules for us to live by,”
Maddy said.
“We need rules so we can all sleep.”
All the creatures agreed.
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“There are too many of us
to talk about the rules right now,”
“What’s a constitution?” asked
Maddy said.
a pigeon.
“Each group should pick five
“It’s a list of rules for us to live by,”
creatures to talk for them at
Maddy said.
a meeting tomorrow.
“We need rules so we can all sleep.”
They will decide what the new rules
All the creatures agreed.
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will be.”
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10
The groups each went back
to where they lived.
They picked animals to speak
for their group.
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The groups each went back
The next day, the chosen creatures
to where they lived.
met.
They picked animals to speak
Everyone listened to each other’s
for their group.
problems.
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12
When the groups started to argue,
Maddy reminded them to work
together.
Each group then shared the
rules that they thought would let
everyone sleep better.
They came up with rules that
everyone could agree on.
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When the groups started to argue,
Maddy reminded them to work
together.
Maddy had found a way for them
Each group then shared the
to all work together.
rules that they thought would let
The creatures asked Maddy
everyone sleep better.
to be their leader.
They came up with rules that
They would bring new problems
everyone could agree on.
to Maddy and the other groups.
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The night they signed their
constitution, the creatures in the
building all had a good night’s sleep.
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Glossary
agreed (v.)
to have the same
opinion (p. 9)
argue (v.)
to disagree; to give
reasons for or against
something (p. 13)
constitution (n.) the basic laws of
a state or nation
that tell how the
government is run
(p. 6)
rules (n.)
things that tell what
is or is not allowed
(p. 6)
signed (v.)
on something (p. 15)
The night they signed their
tired (adj.)
constitution, the creatures in the
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in need of rest
or sleep (p. 4)
building all had a good night’s sleep.
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wrote one’s name
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The Creature
Constitution
LEVELED BOOK • J
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 331
The Creature
Constitution
Written by Torran Anderson
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
Visit www.readinga-z.com
for thousands of books and materials.
www.readinga-z.com
The Creature
Constitution
Written by Torran Anderson
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
The Creature Constitution
Level J Leveled Book
© Learning A–Z
Written by Torran Anderson
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
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Correlation
LEVEL J
Fountas & Pinnell
Reading Recovery
DRA
J
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