Long vowels are featured and highlighted in these easy readers about children having fun -- Large type -- Easy-to-follow layout; text appears at same place on every page -- Print separated from photos -- Simple adjectives, adverbs -- Digraphs, consonant blends, diphthongs -- Multisyllabic and compound words -- Inflectional endings -- Introduces complex and compound sentences, and a glossary -- Word repetition reinforces learning -- Photos assist reader with word recognition and reflect multicultural diversity