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Casey had never played soccer before, so why did she volunteer to be goalie?

Arizona finds out that moms pretty much always like anything you make with love. 

What happens if you blow soap bubbles in below-freezing temperatures? 

Little Bunny is tired of having everyone tell him to be quiet because Baby Bunny is sleeping. He thinks no one pays attention to him anymore until he wakes up one night from the baby crying. He finds his parents and grandma in the baby's room saying, "Shhh! Little Bunny's sleeping." 

This is a fun, light Thanksgiving story about a girl who wants to have an authentic meal similar to what the Pilgrims might have had. 

Children list all the wonderful things they're grateful for. 

Fairy tales! A young fairy becomes selfish and loses her powers. Can she earn them back? Curley needs clean uniforms to deliver mail, but the dry cleaner is closed for the week. His sister supplies him with fairy tale costumes to make his mail deliveries! A lazy man is visited by a lazy fairy godmother, and an ambitious girl finds a job along with a fantastic adventure! Stories by Marjorie R. Sheffer, Linda Kao, Bradford H. Robie, and Maggie Murphy.

Taking care of Cow! Tex and Indi take good care their pet cat. They give him a bath, take him to the veterinarian's office, and even write him a poem.

Dino tales! It took over 150 years to finally unravel the mystery surrounding this particular dinosaur. A man named Don gets his lifelong dream of having a dinosaur named after him. Andy and his friend play in the rain, and act like dinosaurs! Fossil footprints lead to an important discovery. Stories by Dougal Dixon, "Dino Don" Lessem, Marianne Mitchell, and Melissa Stewart.

The green forest! Baby Bear explores the forest looking for the perfect bed. Different forest animals prepare for the long winter ahead. Jack Rabbit doesn't believe it is going to rain. He talks to his forest friends who can smell the rain, and they all tell him that it is coming soon. Cheeper is learning how to sing. Can he learn before he must leave the forest?

Culinary traditions! Enjoy mouthwatering poems about pizza and pancakes. See the importance of family traditions and that food can bring people together. Learn how pizza became a popular food and make a mini pizza of your own. Stories by Debbie Lecy, Barbara Kanninen, Christina G. Rossetti, Karin Gaspartich, and Dawn King.

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. 

Learn about the Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Triceratops had a sharp horn growing above each eye and a smaller horn growing in the center of its nose. Scientists wonder whether these dinosaurs used their headgear to recognize each other, to fight off predators, or to do a different kind of battle.  

After Grandpa Bunny reads a story about the first Thanksgiving, Little Bunny and his cousins talk about what they're grateful for. 

Pizza is fun to make and tasty for the young and old alike. 

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.  

This traveler shares what he learned about life in the Andes. 

David and his family prepare for Halloween. 

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.