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Bonk and the
Lucky Buckeye
A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 223

LEVELED BOOK • I

Bonk and the
Lucky Buckeye

Insects
bees
ants
wasps

Series

Th

e Monsters

Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas

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Bonk and the

Lucky Buckeye

Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas
www.readinga-z.com


B onk carries a lucky nut in his pocket.
It is a buckeye nut.
“T his nut brings me good luck,”
Bonk says.
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B onk carries a lucky nut in his pocket.
It is a buckeye nut.
“T his nut brings me good luck,”

“I t was with me when I found

Bonk says.
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a nickel,” Bonk says.
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“I t was with me when I won the
spelling bee,” Bonk says.
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One night, Bonk takes the nut
“I t was with me when I won the

out of his pocket.

spelling bee,” Bonk says.
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He puts it on his dresser.
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I n the morning, Bonk’s lucky nut
is gone!
“Oh, no!” Bonk says.
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Insects
bees
ants
wasps

That day, Bonk has bad luck.
I n the morning, Bonk’s lucky nut

He drops his toast on the jelly side

is gone!

at breakfast.

“Oh, no!” Bonk says.
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He breaks his best pencil at school.
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H e talks to Lurk, Jupe, and Uzzle.
“Did you take my lucky nut?”
“No,” they all say.
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Insect
Art

H e talks to Lurk, Jupe, and Uzzle.
“Did you take my lucky nut?”

“This is a mystery,” says Jupe.

“No,” they all say.
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T hen she has an idea.
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That night, Jupe, Lurk, and Uzzle
go to Bonk’s house.
Jupe puts an acorn on Bonk’s dresser.
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That night, Jupe, Lurk, and Uzzle
go to Bonk’s house.

They turn off the lights and wait.

Jupe puts an acorn on Bonk’s dresser.

Everyone falls asleep except Jupe.

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Something crawls in the window.
It is a squirrel!
The squirrel takes the acorn.
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Something crawls in the window.

Jupe wakes up the monsters.

It is a squirrel!

“Follow that squirrel!” she says.

The squirrel takes the acorn.
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The monsters follow the squirrel.
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They spy from the bushes.
The squirrel digs and digs.   
It hides the acorn and runs
into the woods.
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They spy from the bushes.

Bonk and the monsters dig, too.

The squirrel digs and digs.   

They find Bonk’s lucky buckeye nut!

It hides the acorn and runs

“We solved the mystery,” says Jupe.

into the woods.

“That’s good luck!” says Bonk.

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Bonk and the
Lucky Buckeye
A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 223

LEVELED BOOK • I

Bonk and the
Lucky Buckeye

Insects
bees
ants
wasps

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


Bonk and the
Lucky Buckeye

Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas
www.readinga-z.com

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 Firefighters’ Thanksgiving.
Editor’s Note
The Ohio buckeye is the state tree of Ohio, which is in the central United
States. Buckeye trees can be found throughout Ohio, and the state’s nickname
is the Buckeye State. The seed (or nut) of the Ohio buckeye is said to
get its name because it looks like the eye of a deer buck. The seed (or nut)
is said to bring good luck, like a rabbit’s foot or other charm.

Bonk and the Lucky Buckeye
Level I Leveled Book
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A Monsters Story
Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Nora Voutas
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Correlation
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Fountas & Pinnell
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Reading Recovery 15–16
DRA
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