Ellen Wettersten

Highlights presents A Year on the Savannah written by Ellen Wettersten. A variety of animals that are native to the savannah in Africa are featured. Their physical characteristics, habits, and behaviors are presented. The changing seasons of this area...

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...

Highlights presents By Land or Sea written by Ellen Wettersten. This audiobook details the major events that led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. The setting is colonial Boston. The audiobook tells of life...

Highlights presents Cinderella retold by Ellen Wettersten. Cinderella's stepmother is mean to Cinderella and makes her do all the hard work of the house. When Cinderella's stepsisters are invited to a ball at the palace, Cinderella is visited by her...

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...

These folktales are from many different cultures but are related by similar ideas and themes. Some tales explore the topic of trust and some show how friends and family members can help to keep hope alive. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator -...

This book is about tamarins, which are monkeys that are native to Brazil in South America. They need the rain forests to survive, but people cut down trees for wood and cleared the land for farming. Tamarins weigh less than two pounds and are less...

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...

John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, helped America grow by traveling across the land and planting apple tress in what are now the middle states. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

Lily doesn't want her grandparents to leave their home and move into an assisted living facility, but her parents think it is the best option. After time, Lily learns to appreciate that her grandparents' new home is the best place for them. Author -...

Ivan and Marousha have a quiet house. They like to have children visit. When they build a snow girl, she becomes their real little girl. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

After Matt's father retires from the army, he moves the family to Brookfield. Matt and his brother Jeff both attend the Brook Park School. When his father gets a job as the janitor at the school, Matt hears some boys at the school making mean comments...

Long ago in Japan, a husband and wife lived by a river. They had no children and were sad. One day, the wife found a peach in the river, and there was a baby boy inside! They named him Momotaro. When Momotaro grew up, he left to find the monsters that...

A hungry man in ragged clothes seeks shelter at a house. A woman invites him in, and the proud man offers to make her a delicious nail soup. He makes the soup with his shiny nail and the many ingredients she supplies. The next morning, as he prepares...

Kassim is happy with his old, comfortable shoes, but his neighbors would prefer he throw them away and get a new pair. When the neighbors take matters into their own hands, trouble ensues. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children....

A girl goes out to look for nuts and berries for her and her mom to eat. In the woods, the girl meets an old woman who gives her a cooking pot that will fill with porridge on command. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children....

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. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date -...

A young princess struggles to keeps her promise to befriend an ugly frog who provided her help. In the process she learns that even those who seem very different can turn out to be good friends. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for...

A farmer in Japan rescues a beautiful crane from the snow. That night, a girl appears at the home of the farmer and his wife. The girl stays to live with the couple and they name her O-Tsuru. It is later revealed that the girl is the crane that the...

The Iroquois people learned to share from the trees. When the Iroquois first came to the forest, each tree gave the Iroquois a gift, such as water, tools, beds, baskets, bows, arrows, and fire. The Iroquois learned to share all they have with others...

A goat is eating all of Manuel's chiles. Good friends work together to solve the problem. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Long ago there was an emperor in Mongolia who banished all old people. One day there was a storm that carried the emperor's golden pitcher to a lake. Many people tried and failed to grab the pitcher. A woman's old father realized the pitcher's...

Grandma, Grandpa, and Anna planted turnips. One of the turnips becomes huge. It takes many friends to pull it from the ground. Author - Ellen Wettersten. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Hare is always boasting about being fast. He teases Tortoise for being slow. The other animals convince Tortoise to challenge Hare to a race. The animals help Tortoise train for the race. During the race, Hare is so confident that he stops for lunch...