Description Russ and Gus are bored...until they take a tub for a ride. This fun photographic easy-to-read story features the short "u" vowel sound in decodable patterns CVC, CCVCC, CCVC, & CVCC. Includes digraphs ck & sh, blends st, gl, fl, mp, & nt, and double consonants. With a note on phonics to parents and teachers at the beginning and story starters at the end, these books give kids the perfect start on educational success.