Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book that addresses family, dealing with illness, and other life skills. This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need support with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: before, care, four, near, world. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 14 covers r-controlled vowels and long vowels plus R. Develop reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!