Monster Music LEVELED BOOK •

A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book

Word Count: 225
Monster
Music

Series

Th
e Monsters

Written by Maribeth Boelts

Illustrated by Nora Voutas

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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.

Music

Monster Music
Level I Leveled Book
© Learning A–Z
Written by Maribeth Boelts A Monsters Story Correlation
Illustrated by Nora Voutas Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas
LEVEL I
Fountas & Pinnell I
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Jupe has a toy piano.
She plinks and plunks.
She makes up her own songs.
Monster Music • Level I
“You make beautiful music,” says Lurk
as he sings along.
“Thank you,” says Jupe.
“You do, too.”
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One day, Jupe and Lurk see a piano “L et’s see if you can try it out,”
in a store window. says Lurk.
“I wish I had a real piano,” says Jupe. Jupe and Lurk go into the store.
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There are pianos everywhere.
But the store is quiet.
There is no music.
Monster Music • Level I
Jupe picks out a grand piano.
She slides onto the bench.
She plinks and plunks.
Lurk begins to sing along.
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Monster shoppers come over to the
grand piano.
“I’ll buy it!” says one monster.
Monster Music • Level I
Jupe and Lurk move to a tall piano.
Jupe slides onto the bench.
She plinks and plunks.
Lurk sings along.
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“That’s the piano for me!” says
another monster.
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This time, the storeowner talks to Jupe.
“Your music is helping me sell pianos,”
he says.
“If you keep playing, you can earn
your own piano.”
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Every day, Jupe plays a piano, and
Lurk sings along. Soon, Jupe earns her very own piano!
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“What will you do with your toy piano?”
asks Lurk.
“Hmm . . . ,” says Jupe.
“I’d like to give it to you.”
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Now, Jupe and Lurk plink and plunk
and sing . . . together!
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