Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Jeff who wants to make the baseball team! This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite and engage young readers while they gain practice with compound words and several high-frequency words: after, board, book, field, light. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 22 covers compound words such as "backpack" and "tryouts." Develop reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!