"The alphabet has 26 letters. Five of them are vowels: a-e-i-o-u. They can make long and short sounds. The short vowels can be used to build many simple words. Readers learn what these short vowels can do."--Provided by publisher.

The alphabet has 26 letters-21 of them are consonants. They can be combined with vowels to build words. Let's discover what some of the less frequent consonants can do.

"When consonants team up they can do many things. Some blend their sounds together. Some make new sounds. These consonant blends and digraphs can be used to build simple words we use everyday. Lets learn what these consonant teams can do."--Provided by publisher.