Yum: The Sound of Y

by Alice K. Flanagan

Developed by a renowned team of experts, and described by critics as leading the field, these acclaimed books entice prereaders by using color photographs of children. The pictures provide clues to the simple words on the page, so when the students hear the repetitive sounds, they begin to associate sounds with letters With one sentence per page, the clean format builds critical confidence in recognizing consonants, vowels, blends, and digraphs.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Alice K. Flanagan has written books on many subjects. Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett is just one of her books about jobs. Many children enjoy her books about birds. She has also written books telling about different Native American groups.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the Wonder book series, and am very sad that most are currently out of print. Unlike some reader series featuring photographs, this series does not appear dated. Focusing on phonics, the series does not just have a book for each letter, but also introduces sounds, such as the long and short vowel sounds, the hard and soft consonants, and the sounds of letters most often found inside or at the end of words, like x and y. I recommend this series to parents looking for books on phonics, and hope that they will be reprinted in the future. I will admit that while I love them, and parents also enjoy them, they don't have as much kid appeal.

[Gwen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This could be re-named 'Listing things that can be yellow.' At the end of each of the books in this series is a Word List of words using that sound. This book has 4. Yellow, yes, yuck, and yum. That's it.

[Tricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetitive and basic text helps beginning readers learn sounds. Photos have been interesting to the girls. Four words in this book are: yellow, yes, yuck, yum.

[Steve Boman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually used this to help my children better learn the sound that the letter y makes, and they enjoyed reading it, as well.