DAN AND SAM AND THE BEST TRIP YET is the last of four short vowel books in the Steps to Success Series. Readers gain a real sense of accomplishment when they have completed the series.Inspired by the travelers in Chaucer's Canterberry Tales, Phyllis Yingling introduced Dan and Sam as travelers and story tellers. This exciting high interest book faithfully follows the frst three levels of the Orton Gillingham approach, but does not sacrifce literary worth. Sentences are longer and vocabulary expansive. Just as in the three previous books, Phyllis Yingling collaborated with reading specialist Suzon Weber. Together they have given a new and wonderful book to a large audience of beginning readers. The illustrator, Stephen A. Banea, a graduate of American University, majored in International Studies. His interest in art stems from childhood visits to museums in New York, and continued while a student in Washington, DC. It is no surprise to learn that Stephen's minor was Visual Arts.The Steps to Success Series books contain distinctive high interest stories following the Orton Gillingham approach. The series consists of: 1. The Adventures of Dan and Sam; 2. The Fantastic Fan; 3. Dan and Sam and the RV Trip; 4. Dan and Sam and the Best Trip Yet.