Features short vowel sounds,

This Step into Reading boxed set includes 12 full-color phonics readers featuring Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, and Michaelangelo of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Each book features a specific phonics concept that will give boys and girls ages 3 to 7 the tools they need to begin reading on their own.

"We have always known that reading aloud is an important way to bond with your baby and develop language skills. Now neuroscience research is showing us the long-term benefit that reading aloud has for children—all the way into adulthood. Author Rekha S. Rajan was part of current research that shows individuals who were read to more frequently as children had a measurably healthier brain in old age. This innovative and accessible book incorporates...

"Before children learn the alphabet, it can help if they are familiar with different shapes—the triangle of an A or the circle of an O, for instance. Three cute characters—one round, one rectangular, and one triangular—play hide-and-seek behind different shapes and children are invited to help find them. On a picnic the characters share oranges, pizza, and sandwiches, again with shapes for children to recognize." --publisher's website

"Packed with fun activities and exercises, this workbook helps boost children's learning skills. Through fact boxes, exercises, puzzles, mazes, and other activities, children engage with the topics, reinforce their understanding, and reach their full potential in school." --back cover

"Congratulations! By checking out and using this backpack from Capital Area District Libraries, you are helping your child develop important literacy skills. Although these skills are important, they can also be fun to learn. In fact, every time you use one of these five simple practices with your child, you are helping him or her develop into a lifelong learner: reading, writing, talking, singing and playing." --activities sheet