Highlights for Children has 10 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators. The most-rated is The Earth Breathed Fire and Other Real Volcano Stories.
Poetry and Rhyme Collection
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Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Hear about a child who helps a butterfly return to where it belongs and the beauty of the summer sky, along with other poems. Stories include: Animal Crackers by Heidi Bee Roemer, Barnyard Breakfast by Melanie Rook Welfing, Camping Out with Honey by Gale Sypher Jacob, Dancing the Blues Away by Eileen Spinelli, Fourth of July by Yuko Green, Garage Sale Duck by Jody Jensen Shaffer, Happy Birthday Hippo! by Carol Samuelson-Woodson, Inch by Inch by Kathleen Doherty, Look at the Stars by Marguerite Chase McCue, Mealtime Masterpiece by Kerry Aradhya, and more!
©2021 Highlights Magazine and Valerie Houston (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing and Highlights for Children
All About Arts & Engineering Collection
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Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn that “magic squares” can be full of surprises and about a family who has been cranberry farming for over 100 years, along with other stories about arts and engineering. Stories include: "A High Profile Job" by Hattie Clark, "Balancing Rocks" by Stacy Nyikos, "Bending Sticks into Sculptures" by Dale-Marie Bryan, "Creating a Symphony of Steel" by Cheryl M. Reifsnyder, Don’t Lick the Statues! by Darcy Pattison, "Every Carving Tells a Story" by Marty Kaminsky, "Magician at Work" by Barbara Stavetski, "Making Art from Shoes" by Ruth Marsh Kirk, "Move to the Beat" by Colin Hickey, "Ordinary Heroes" by Robert Lerose, and more!
©2020 Valerie Houston and Highlights for Children (P)2020 Highlights for Children
Spring Surprise
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A daffodil becomes the inspiration for a party that surprises even Rabbit who throws the party.
©2015 Highlights for Children, Inc. (P)2015 Highlights for Children, Inc.
Puppy's Scary Halloween and Other Spooky Stories
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Halloween! A pirate, skeleton, and witch are coming towards Puppy's house. What can Puppy do? When space monkeys invade on Halloween, the townspeople soon discover the monkeys' love for doughnuts. Toby realizes that the only way to get them to leave is to give them Chuck's famous doughnut recipe. David and his family prepare for Halloween, Fox's costume dilemma is resolved, and a new neighbor provides unusual Halloween treats. Stories by Lois J. Szymanski, Peter McCleery, Highlights for Children, Barbara Owen, and Glenn G. Coats.
©2018 Highlights for Children, Inc. (P)2018 Highlights for Children, Inc.
Open Wide and Roar and Other Stories
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Big animals! Find out about the biting career of a zoo animal dentist. Learn about ways in which people cure, respect, and preserve big cats in Africa and in California.
©2018 Highlights for Children, Inc. (P)2018 Highlights for Children, Inc.
Learning Is Fun Collection
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Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about five successful Americans and the teacher who encouraged them and how to use a balloon to predict the weather, along with other stories about learning. Stories include: "Being Inspired by Teachers" by Marty Kaminsky, "Find the Crescent Moon" by Ken Croswell, PhD, "Get to Know a Million" by Stephen Whitt, "Hot Lava Under My Feet" by Chris Dietel, "How Do You Measure Up?" by Janet Slingerland Hammond, "Inventing Tiny Ears" by Harry T. Roman, "It’s Showtime!" by Stephany Loberg, "Let’s Look at Shadows!" by Bunny Schule, "Lighter than Air" by Linda K. Stanek, "Who Is a Hero?" by Marty Kaminsky, and more!
©2021 Highlights Magazine (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing and Highlights for Children
Fables and Folk Tales Collection
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Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about a boy at a Spanish market who knocks over a stand of avocados down a hill and makes guacamole and about a jungle that is full of terror at the thought that a monster could be lurking in the shadows, along with other stories. Stories include: "Granny Smith’s Disappearing Apples", "Everella’s Wand", "Clever Hodja Foolish Hodja", "Hummingbird and Heron", "Isaac and the Lonely Tree", "If Ever I Meet a Dragon", "Maureen’s Harp", "Night Owl Nabs the Sheep Snatcher", "Stop the Hungry Giant Fish!", "The Bluebird and the Coyote", "Sharing the Wheat", and more!
©2021 Highlights Magazine (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing and Highlights for Children
Building Log Houses
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This book describes the similarities between building a real log cabin and using Lincoln Logs.
©2015 Highlights for Children, Inc. (P)2015 Highlights for Children, Inc.
Ask Arizona Collection
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Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn what happens when Arizona and Ollie bake cookies to welcome their new neighbor and about the time that Arizona had to overcome stage fright, along with other stories. Stories include: Ask Arizona: A Cat Named Charlie, Ask Arizona: Agree to Disagree, Ask Arizona: Clowning Around, Ask Arizona: Facing Food Fears, Ask Arizona: Flying Solo, Ask Arizona: Lucky Hat, Ask Arizona: My Super-Sensitive Friend, Ask Arizona: Tag-Team Poetry, Ask Arizona: The Team from Planet Weirdville, and more!
©2021 Highlights Magazine (P)2021 Highlights Magazine
The Earth Breathed Fire and Other Real Volcano Stories
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Hot magma! Learn all about volcanoes from how they're formed, to what happens when they finally blow their tops! Hear about how scientists who study volcanoes get close enough to do their jobs. Stories by Nancy Marie Brown, Megan Clements, Chris Dietel, and Highlights for Children.
©2018 Highlights for Children, Inc. (P)2018 Highlights for Children, Inc.