Children's audiobooks
Helping Tiny Tortoises Feel at Home
By: Jacqueline Adams
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
This article describes the ways in which zookeepers at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo created optimal conditions for a baby Northern spider tortoise to hatch. The tortoises are rare due to poachers in Madagascar selling them as pets. Read more
View audiobookHow Humpbacks Go Fishing
By: Linda Brown Anderson
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Scientists used sonar and other experiments to discover how humpback whales work together in teams to catch fish to eat. They learned why whales blow bubbles make trumpet-like calls and wave their flippers while catching fish. Read more
View audiobookThe Grueling Journey
By: Connie See
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Almost one hundred years ago, "stampeders" seeking Canadian gold made an incredibly difficult trek. Read more
View audiobookThe Ghost of Yuckachi Swamp
By: Crystal Mandell
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Donald Crocodile's singing saves his family from poachers who think the swamp is haunted. Read more
View audiobookWhat a Pro Knows: Ordinary Heroes
By: Robert Lerose
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Walter Dean Myers grew up in Harlem and is now the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He writes books about the lives of ordinary black families. This story describes his writing process and includes writing tips. Read more
View audiobookNo Potato Chips
By: Karen English
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Amina feels left out when her sister fasts during Ramadan for the first time. Read more
View audiobookFoxes in the City
By: Highlights for Children
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Urban kit foxes have adapted to living in cities and are even doing better than their country cousins. Read more
View audiobookThe Unstoppable Song
By: Sara Matson
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Sammi gets a song stuck in her head at school and drives her family nuts with it at home. When she wakes up the next morning it's out of her head but in the heads of her family. Read more
View audiobookDroppings of Mammoth Proportions
By: Lilian T. Hoffecker
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Hightlights presents Droppings of Mammoth Proportions by Lilian T. Hoffecker. Mammoths' dung holds clues about their world. Read more
View audiobookSaving Snow Leopards
By: Andy Boyles
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Dr. Kyle McCarthy works to conserve snow leopard populations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Read more
View audiobookTaking His Best Shots
By: Claudia Cangilla McAdam
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Nature photographer John Fielder proves that great pictures are the result of planning resourcefulness skill and hard work. Read more
View audiobookThe Night the Roof Blew Off
By: Ruskin Bond
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
With the help of his grandchildren, the author struggles to save his books during a fierce storm. Read more
View audiobookA Girl Named Remember
By: LeeAnn Blankenship
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Remember Allerton was one of the first people to arrive in America from England in 1620 Read more
View audiobookLet's Play
By: Marileta Robinson
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Spot wants to take a nap but Splinter wants to play. Read more
View audiobookBert Beth and the Turtle
By: Valeri Gorbachev
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 1 minute
Abridged: No
Bert Beth and Grandpa walked by a lake and found a turtle. When they got home Bert and Beth acted like turtles. Read more
View audiobookRain-Storm Rap
By: Heather Tomasello
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A girl describes the musical sounds of rain and thunder. Read more
View audiobookYou're the One Baby Mouse
By: Nancy White Carlstrom
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Highlights presents You're the One Baby Mouse by Nancy White Carlstrom. A mother mouse sings a sweet song to Baby Mouse. Read more
View audiobookOne Box Band
By: Clare Mishica
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 1 minute
Abridged: No
Rabbit Raccoon Mouse and Squirrel use ordinary objects to create music. Read more
View audiobookA Surprise for Skunk
By: Highlights for Children
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 3 minutes
Abridged: No
When a surprise party goes awry for Skunk his friends must adapt to find a better way to celebrate his birthday. Read more
View audiobookWhat Can You Do with Water?
By: Highlights for Children
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
There are so many different ways to play with water! This piece challenges children to think about something familiar in new ways. Read more
View audiobookMerry Christmas
By: Marileta Robinson
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Splinter and Spot celebrate Christmas by opening their gifts. Read more
View audiobookMix a Pancake
By: Christina G. Rossetti
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Highlights presents Mix a Pancake by Christina G. Rossetti. A poem about mixing frying and tossing pancakes. Read more
View audiobookFall Colors
By: Marianne Mitchell
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 1 minute
Abridged: No
Kyle and his mom make a scarecrow using all of the colors of Fall. Read more
View audiobookNight of the Spotted Salamanders
By: Shirley Vernick
Narrated by: Highlights for Children
Length: 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The people of Amherst, Massachusetts, helped spotted salamanders travel to their breeding pond. Read more
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