Audiobooks by Ellen Wettersten

Highlights Listen & Learn!: A Year on the Savannah: An Immersive Audio Study for Grade 3

Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Studies are the perfect tools for educators, parents, and students. With full lessons that present key comprehension skills, an educational audiobook, and multiple-choice questions, these studies help listeners better understand elements such as plot, characterization, vocabulary, and other essential foundational skills. This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade three, introduces listeners to a variety of animals that are native to the savannah in Africa. As listeners learn about these animals, they are also introduced to the multiple seasons that occur, while also spotlighting the Maasai people who have lived in East Africa for centuries. This Audio Study focuses on identifying a sequence of events, how to compare and contrast, and key vocabulary words throughout the nonfiction narrative. Highlights has always been an essential part of childhood, inspiring memorable experiences for generations of families. Highlights' Fun with a Purpose philosophy has helped children grow to become their best selves-curious, creative, caring, and confident. Listen & Learn! Audio Studies will entertain and engage young children while encouraging literacy, self-confidence, and joyful learning!

Ellen Wettersten, Highlights For Children (Author), Highlights For Children, Pete Cross (Narrator)

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Highlights Listen & Learn!: Folktales From Around The World: An Immersive Audio Study for Grade 6

Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Studies are the perfect tools for educators, parents, and students. With full lessons that present key comprehension skills, an educational audiobook, and multiple-choice questions, these studies help listeners better understand elements such as plot, characterization, vocabulary, and other essential foundational skills. This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade six, contains folktales from many different cultures and discusses the main ideas within them. Tales explore topics like friendship, trust, and hope. In addition to the story, this Audio Study provides a full lesson on cause and effect relationships, how to compare and contrast, and building vocabulary. Highlights has always been an essential part of childhood, inspiring memorable experiences for generations of families. Highlights' Fun with a Purpose philosophy has helped children grow to become their best selves-curious, creative, caring, and confident. Listen & Learn! Audio Studies will entertain and engage young children while encouraging literacy, self-confidence, and joyful learning!

Ellen Wettersten, Highlights For Children (Author), Highlights For Children, Pete Cross (Narrator)

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Coyote and the Acorns: A Folktale from the Yurok

Highlights presents Coyote and the Acorns retold by Ellen Wettersten. Coyote wants to know how to make sour acorn cakes. After some women explain the process to him, Coyote is convinced they are tricking him since the process sounds too easy. A woman then does trick Coyote by coming up with a pretend recipe. After Coyote tries the process, he realizes he has been tricked.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Baker and His Neighbor

When a greedy baker tries to make his neighbor pay for enjoying the smell of his baking bread, he soon learns that solutions to problems must be fair for everyone.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Tug-of-War

Turtle tells the other animals in the forest that he is as strong as Hippopotamus and Elephant. Turtle then challenges the two to a tug-of-war.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Ugly Duckling

A duckling hatches, but he doesn't look like the other ducklings. After being mocked by the other ducklings, the ugly duckling runs away. In the spring, the ugly duckling discovers that he has turned into a swan.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The town mouse visits the country mouse. The country mouse visits the town mouse. Both mice like their own homes best.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Timid Rabbit

A rabbit who is afraid of everything is worried the earth will break up. When a coconut falls, the rabbit is sure the earth is breaking up.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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A Magic Paintbrush: A Folktale from China

Highlights presents A Magic Paintbrush retold by Ellen Wettersten. Ma Liang was an orphan boy who lived in China. Ma Liang wanted to become an artist but could not afford a paintbrush. One night after dreaming about a man giving him a magic brush, Ma Liang woke up to find a brush made of gold in his hand. When Ma Liang drew a picture with the brush, the picture would come to life.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Underground Railroad

This book tells about many of the important people who helped make the Underground Railroad so successful.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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How Dog Came to Live with People: A Folktale from Africa

In this African folktale, a group of animals find themselves cold and wet from the rainy season. They decide to send Dog to get fire from the humans to keep them warm and dry. The story that unfolds explains how dogs became people's best friends and shows us that there are many different ways to make friends.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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All in a Day's Work: A Folktale from Norway

Highlights presents All in a Day's Work retold by Ellen Wettersten. When a husband comes in from the fields tired and claiming his work is much harder than his wife's, the wife suggests they swap jobs the following day to give them an equal chance of experiencing the other's work.

Ellen Wettersten (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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