Amazon.com description: Product Description: This set of four slipcase-bound books is fourth and last in a series that introduces the fundamentals of reading to children from pre-school through grades K and 1. This set’s titles review the long-vowel sounds presented Set Three, which contains the five Long-vowel volumes of this comprehensive 18-volume set of basic readers. Using the phonics method, this four-book set reinforces kids’ understanding and recognition of words in which long-vowel sounds are dominant. All are Level 2 readers. What Do You Say? and Just the Right Home present amusing stories with eye-catching color illustrations. The remaining two titles, Safe Streets and Time to Open! are nonfiction titles featuring bright color photos and amusing “Fun Facts” to supplement reading instruction. Each title also suggests an activity that encourages kids to interact with the book’s subject matter. Follow-up material in each of the four books includes a word list, summarizing all the words being taught, plus a letter to parents and teachers explaining the fundamental concepts underlying both the series and the specific title.

The Valu-Pak method of acquiring these readers for $11.97 per set gives the purchaser a savings of $3.99 as compared with purchases of the four books separately, which would cost $15.96. All of the remaining volumes in the Reader’s Clubhouse series can also be purchased as sets at comparable savings. The three other Valu-Pak sets that complete the Reader’s Clubhouse series are: Level 1 Short-Vowel Valu-Pak (5 volumes); Level 1 Short-Vowel Review Valu-Pak (4 volumes); and Level 2 Long-Vowel Valu-Pak (5 volumes).