The Monster Pumpkins A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book Word Count: 206 LEVELED BOOK • The Monster Pumpkins Series Th e Monsters Written by Maribeth Boelts • Illustrated by Nora Voutas Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com The Monster Pumpkins Seeds Written by Maribeth Boelts Illustrated by Nora Voutas www.readinga-z.com Seeds “Let’s have a contest,” says Bonk to Lurk “Grandpa gave me pumpkin seeds,” says Bonk “Let’s see who can plant and grow the biggest pumpkin.” The Monster Pumpkins • Level I Seeds “Let’s have a contest,” says Bonk to Lurk “Grandpa gave me pumpkin seeds,” “What will the winner get?” asks Lurk says Bonk “The loser will make the winner “Let’s see who can plant and grow a pumpkin pie,” says Bonk the biggest pumpkin.” Lurk licks his monster lips “Yum Okay!” The Monster Pumpkins • Level I Se ed s Bonk and Lurk plant their pumpkin seeds They water the seeds The Monster Pumpkins • Level I Se ed s Bonk and Lurk plant their pumpkin seeds They water the seeds The Monster Pumpkins • Level I The seeds sprout and grow In the fall, there are pumpkins! The Monster Pumpkins • Level I Lurk sits with his pumpkin He sings songs and tells stories to his pumpkin In the fall, there are pumpkins! The Monster Pumpkins • Level I He covers it with a blanket at night “That is silly,” says Bonk “My pumpkin doesn’t think so,” says Lurk The Monster Pumpkins • Level I Soon, it is harvest time “That is silly,” says Bonk Uzzle brings a scale “My pumpkin doesn’t think so,” to the pumpkin patch says Lurk The Monster Pumpkins • Level I They weigh the pumpkins 10 “They are the same weight!” says Lurk “Now what we do?” The Monster Pumpkins • Level I 11 Bonk thinks “We’ll cut up both pumpkins for two pies,” says Bonk Lurk looks at his pumpkin “They are the same weight!” “Cut up my pumpkin?” he asks says Lurk “How else would you make “Now what we do?” The Monster Pumpkins • Level I a pumpkin pie?” asks Bonk 11 12 Bonk cuts up his pumpkin Lurk rides his bike to the grocery store The Monster Pumpkins • Level I 13 Bonk cuts up his pumpkin Lurk rides his bike to the grocery store The Monster Pumpkins • Level I 13 Bonk measures, stirs, and bakes 14 Lurk measures, stirs, and bakes The Monster Pumpkins • Level I 15 “Here is your pie,” Bonk says “Here is yours,” says Lurk Lurk measures, stirs, and bakes The Monster Pumpkins • Level I “Yum!” they both say 15 16 The Monster Pumpkins A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book Word Count: 206 LEVELED BOOK • The Monster Pumpkins Series Th e Monsters Written by Maribeth Boelts • Illustrated by Nora Voutas Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com The Monster Pumpkins Author Note Maribeth Boelts is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including the “Little Bunny” series (Dry Days, Wet Nights; Little Bunny’s Pacifier Plan); Lullaby Lullabook; Big Daddy, Frog Wrestler; and the upcoming The Firefighters’ Thanksgiving Seeds Written by Maribeth Boelts Illustrated by Nora Voutas The Monster Pumpkins Level I Leveled Book © Learning A–Z A Monsters Story Written by Maribeth Boelts Illustrated by Nora Voutas All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com Correlation LEVEL I Fountas & Pinnell I Reading Recovery 15–16 DRA 16