Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels

by Bobby Lynn Maslen, John R. Maslen

Bob Books Set 5 - Long Vowels introduces the important new skills of long vowels and the magical silent e. These two new concepts stimulate your reader by opening the door to longer stories and more complex spellings. Children's reading vocabularies grow quickly as they finish the longer stories in eight books, 16 to 24 pages.

Set 5 includes the most complex words and sentences of any of the Bob Books series, building upon earlier reading skills learned in Bob Books Sets 1 - 4 . Once your child has mastered Set 5 , he or she will be ready to move on to reading chapter books. It's an exciting, transformative moment that you will share with your child. 

Inside the box you'll
- 8 books, 16-24 pages each
- Introduction of the magic, silent e
- Vowel combinations (such as oe, ai, ea)
- Up to 300 words per book

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Kids

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Bobby and John Maslen developed the Bob Books, while Bobby was a teacher of 3 to 5-year-olds at a private school in Portland, Oregon. After many years of self-publishing, Scholastic became Bob Books’ publisher in 1995.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

A friend of mine who taught small children once told me that vowels can be very tricky. I am trying to help look for books for the son of one of my friends. We are trying to find books for him that are both educational and fun. So far he is reading much more, so it seems as if it might be working.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have used the entire Bob book series in teaching my 3 kids how to read. They're terrific! The illustrations, repetition of sounds, and introduction of sight words keep them interested, give them confidence, and help them build up their vocabulary.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories seemed appropriate for early reader (kindergarten/early 1st) but most had several difficult words and excessive number of words per page for a beginning reader.

[Dixie]

The vowels in this book all make the same sound so beginning readers can learn to read with these books.

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 because you're used to having 12 in each. Then there was this crazy idea to have only 8 stories and two activity books in BOB Books Set 3: Word Families and 8 books in BOB Books Set 4: Complex Words and BOB Books Set 5: Long Vowels. But not bad man, not bad.

Title: BOB Books Set 5: Long Vowels
Author: Bobby Lynn Maslen
Illustrator: John R. Maslen

Book#/Title

1: The Game
2: Joe's Toe
3: Bud's Nap
4: The Picnic
5: The Train
6: The Visit
7: Chickens
8: The King






Great for young learners ;)

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

When my daughter transferred to an academically-focused preschool, we were pleasantly surprised to be introduced to the Bob Book Series. She began with Set 1 knowing very few sight words. But we read the books every day, and before we knew it, she had mastered sets 1-5 by the end of the year! Over the summer, she mastered the Kindergarten and First Grade sets as well. We also purchased the Level 1 books for her, and she LOVES them. We had her tested with the WJ-III the week before Kindergarten, and she was already reading at a first grade, seven month level! Her teacher already has her reading to the class, and she aced the examination they give the children the first week of the Kindergarten to track their progress over the course of the year. If you are committed to reading with your child every day, the Bob Book sets will give them an advantage over their peers.

This year, I started my three year old on Set One, and she has already mastered the first few books! When she began preschool this year, her teacher gave her the “Break-Out Student” award the first week of school, because she was already a more advanced reader than most of the four-year-olds. If you are looking for a book series to get your child reading, this is the way to go!

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought all of the book sets for my son when he turned four. Each little book tells a very short story and has plenty of hand drawn pictures. I like the sets for their consistency. My son thinks they are boring. I get around his reluctance by promising to read to him from more interesting books after he's read to me. Overall, the sets work very well for us.

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 2 out of 5]

I prefer "whole language" readers however, I do like that this series invites the reader to color and to interact with the characters by utilizing the included paper finger puppets.