The Magic Bike
A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 236
LEVELED BOOK • I
The Magic Bike
Written by Ann Weil • Illustrated by Tad Butler
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“Click, plop!
“A letter fell through the mail slot.
“Jayden looked up.
“His parents were still asleep.
“It was early Sunday morning.
“We don’t usually get mail on
Sunday,” Jayden said to the cat.
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Jayden picked up the envelope.
His name was on it, so he opened it.
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1st prize:
ice box.
: a ju
2nd prize
bike.
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3rd prize
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“A letter fell through the mail slot.
“Jayden looked up.
“His parents were still asleep.
“It was early Sunday morning.
“We don’t usually get mail on
Sunday,” Jayden said to the cat.
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“T hat’s strange,” Jayden said
to the cat.
“I didn’t enter a contest.”
“H e wondered which prize
he would get.
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“T hat’s strange,” Jayden said
to the cat.
“I didn’t enter a contest.”
Two days later, a big box was waiting
“H e wondered which prize
for Jayden when he got home.
he would get.
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He opened it.
5
6
“T his must be the magic bike,”
Jayden said.
“He got on and began to pedal.
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“T his must be the magic bike,”
Jayden said.
“He got on and began to pedal.
“I t’s a nice bike, but what’s so magic
about it?” Jayden wondered.
“He took the bike and the box inside.
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Then he saw that there were
instructions in the box.
To turn o
n
magic b
ike:
Say the
magic w
ord
A-bra-c
a-da-br
a
backwa
rd.
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Then he saw that there were
“Arb-ad-ac-arb-a,” Jayden said slowly.
instructions in the box.
“The bike started to glow.
“Then it began to move by itself.
“Jayden quickly jumped on.
To turn o
n
magic b
ike:
Say the
magic w
ord
A-bra-c
a-da-br
a
backwa
rd.
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The bike took off like a rocket,
and took Jayden with it.
Jayden rode the magic bike
upside-down on the ceiling.
Then it went down one wall
and up another.
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The bike took off like a rocket,
and took Jayden with it.
Jayden rode the magic bike
“Finally the bike stopped.
upside-down on the ceiling.
“There were tire prints everywhere.
Then it went down one wall
“Uh-oh,” Jayden said.
and up another.
“I’m going to be in big trouble.”
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Jayden cleaned up.
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Jayden cleaned up.
He put the magic bike
back into its box.
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“Hey, Jayden,” called Pat.
“D o you want to ride your bike
with me?”
“No thanks,” said Jayden.
“I think I’ll stick with walking.”
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Glossary
contest (n.)a competition for a
prize (p. 5)
envelope (n.)a flat paper container
that holds a letter and
can be sealed (p. 4)
instructions printed information
(n.)
about how to do
something (p. 9)
magic (adj.) made or created to do
impossible things (p. 7)
mail (n.)letters and packages
sent from one person
to another through the
“Hey, Jayden,” called Pat.
post office (p. 3)
“D o you want to ride your bike
prize (n.)something given to the
with me?”
winner of a contest
“No thanks,” said Jayden.
(p. 5)
“I think I’ll stick with walking.”
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The Magic Bike
A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 236
LEVELED BOOK • I
The Magic Bike
Written by Ann Weil • Illustrated by Tad Butler
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for thousands of books and materials.
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The Magic Bike
Written by Ann Weil
Illustrated by Tad Butler
www.readinga-z.com
The Magic Bike
Level I Leveled Book
© Learning A–Z
Written by Ann Weil
Illustrated by Tad Butler
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Correlation
LEVEL I
Fountas & Pinnell
I
Reading Recovery 15–16
DRA
16