"In Uma and the Rumbling Trucks, beginning readers learn about the many sounds and functions of the vowel U in a fun decodable story. Follow along as Uma watches the workers, trucks, and tools at a construction site by her house. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience and will enhance language arts, decodables, and phonics concepts. Supplementary back matter helps readers review the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Uma and the Rumbling Trucks also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents. Grasshopper Books offers simple, fun fiction for emerging readers. Uma and the Rumbling Trucks is part of Jump!'s Vowel Adventures series."