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Highlights Hangout is a monthly podcast that brings Highlights Magazine, an American icon, to life in a whole new way. This magazine-style show hosted by Tim Kubart and Juanita Andersen offers a unique audio spin on the stories, characters, puzzles, and jokes that millions of kids dive into each month in the pages of Highlights including "Goofus and Gallant", "The Hidden Sound Game" ("Hidden Pictures" with sounds!), and listener submitted jokes, tongue twisters, poems and wow-worthy science questions answered by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz from "Wow in the World"!

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn why a family in Borneo shares their garden with a black spitting cobra and about an 11-year-old schoolgirl who names our newly discovered ninth planet, along with other stories about world cultures and world history.

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. 

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. 

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade five, tells the story of a teenage boy who is inspired by a story his grandparents tell him. As a result, he feels inspired to perform something original at his own school talent show. In addition to the story, this audio study provides a full lesson on the importance of characters, how the sequence of events presented in a story can change our perception, and features key vocabulary words. 

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the importance of caring for your community. Getting Down and Dirty focuses on some of the run-down problem places found in cities, and how communities have joined together to turn these places into beautiful shared spaces. In addition to discussing bettering our communities, this audio study takes a look at some key comprehension skills including identifying an author's purpose, determining cause-and-effect relationships, and building vocabulary. 

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, follows Mike Blunt, a smaller-than-average boy who becomes a batboy for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is constantly teased by the players for being so small. However, one of the players, Roberto Clemente, stands up for him and serves as a role model for how to handle discrimination and prejudice. This audio study presents concepts such as elements of plot and mood, as well as key vocabulary words. 

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade five, is based on the real-life events of the Spanish fleet commanded by Ferdinand Magellan in the early 1500s. It follows the adventures of Juan de Zubileta, a young boy who serves as a page aboard one of the ships. In addition to the story, this audio study provides a full lesson on the importance of setting in a story, the three most utilized points of view, and features key vocabulary words. 

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the rich culture and long history of El Salvador, a country in Central America. In addition to learning about El Salvador, listeners will be introduced to comprehension skills that will help them better understand the story. These skills include cause-and-effect, identifying sequence of events, and vocabulary-building.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade three, introduces listeners to Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known as Nellie Bly. She was an uneducated woman who landed a job as a journalist in a time when women were thought to belong at home and not in the workforce. The comprehension skills featured in this audio study include understanding informational texts, problems and solutions, and vocabulary-building. 

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade five, features a story called The Video Game Hero and focuses on vocabulary, plot, and characterization. The story follows Jack, a very talented video-game player who also uses a wheelchair. Jack often feels lonely at school because he doesn't have many friends. When Jack wins a video-gaming competition, his classmates seem to take more of an interest in him. At the end of the story, Jack learns a very interesting lesson about the people around him.  

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn why wood frogs make a dangerous journey each spring and how the people of Amherst, Massachusetts, helped spotted salamanders, along with other stories about lizards and amphibians.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how and why pinecones protect and release seeds and about how wind and water have shaped desert sandstone into giant rock formations, along with other stories about science and scientists.  

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how the Horsehead Nebula got its name and shape and what astronauts have to wear in space, along with other stories about outer space.  

Relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Stories include: A Crab’s Clever Costume by Sudipta Bardhan, A Sea Turtle’s Quiet Miracle by Lorraine A. Jay, A Whale of a Baby by Kim Valice, Alligators Are Really Shy by Pringle Pipkin, Baby Dolphins in Shark Bay by Sharon T. Pochron, Ph.D., Bowhead Whales with Talent! by Laura Lane, Can Dolphins Do Math? by Sherry North, Dr. Octopus by Dana Church, Flying Jellyfish by Andy Boyles, High-Tech Fish by Jack Myers, and more!

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn why Tex and Indi named their cat Cow and about the time the twins dressed in red, white, and blue for their Fourth of July picnic, along with other stories about Tex and Indi by Lissa Rovetch. Stories include: A Cat Named Cow, Alone and Together, Buried Treasure, Can We Agree?, Down We Go!, Elly the Elephant, Feeding the Birds, Going to the Fair, Half for You, Half for Me, Indi’s Surprise, and more!

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how Bryan tests the waters in his first triathlon and about how Tara throws a wild game-winning pitch at the end of a tense game, along with other stories about sports and games.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about why Mr. Leaf chose Elizabeth to make a presentation to the famous pianist Ana Wolff and whether it was only the artistic cover that helped Toby to get an A+ on his book report, along with other stories about school. 

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about the sound of raindrops and how forest animals prepare for the onset of winter, along with other stories about nature.

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about children who borrow their uncle’s time machine to get desserts and a boy who hunts for his lost teddy bear at bedtime, along with other stories about mystery and adventure.