Max and Sam is the first of a set of Short Vowels Phonics Readers designed to get beginning readers off to a great start. Book one focuses on the short 'a' sound. This book and the others that will follow will give beginning readers the opportunity to practice letter recognition, letter sounds, and blending the letter sounds to form and read short vowel words. Get your child started TODAY on his or her journey to becoming a dynamic reader and acquiring a life-long love of reading because Readers are Leaders!