Tamera Bryant

Highlights presents A Good Trade written by Tamera Bryant. Julia just moved to town and is having trouble reading in school because she speaks mostly Spanish. Julia's friend Haley tries to help Julia read but doesn't understand why it's so hard for...

Highlights presents A Special Gift written by Tamera Bryant. Mosi wants to buy a special book for his new baby brother, Pili. Despite Mosi's efforts to earn money doing chores around the house, he still does not have enough to afford the book. Instead...

Highlights presents Ahmad's Market written by Tamera Bryant. Ahmad's Market is one of Demetriana's favorite neighborhood places until the market is vandalized, resulting in broken windows and mean words painted on the front of the store. Afterward Mr....

Highlights presents Althea Gibson written by Tamera Bryant. Despite a meager upbringing in Harlem during the Great Depression, Althea Gibson loved to play ball. Eventually she tried tennis and did very well. At that time, African Americans couldn't...

Highlights presents Ana Hides the Truth written by Tamera Bryant. Admitting and correcting mistakes can quickly solve problems. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Highlights presents Are You a Friend? written by Tamera Bryant. There are certain things that all good friends do that make them good friends. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Highlights presents Brave Jamal written by Tamera Bryant. Family members help one another when one of them is frightened. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Highlights presents Carl's Day written by Tamera Bryant. Carl works as an aide at an assisted living home. He helps the residents do various things, such as get dressed, open packages, and exercise. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for...

A worry doll is supposed to take away your worries. You can learn how to make your own worry doll. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Andy and Avery plan to go fishing but it rains. Their friend Henry comes over and shows them how to fish in a different way: by playing the card game "Go Fish." Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr were educated women from the upper-middle-class. Despite their advantages, Jane and Ellen were frustrated with the plight of poverty-stricken individuals living in Chicago's Nineteenth Ward in the late 1800s. Acting...

Maria is moving to California, and her best friend Emma feels like it is the end of the world. The story compares and contrasts the responses of the two girls to this upsetting but inevitable event. In the end, the girls promise to write to each...

Julie is upset because she accidentally messed up her brother's desk. Even though she is nervous to do so, Julie gathers the courage to acknowledge that she is responsible for the mess and ask her brother for forgiveness. Author - Tamera Bryant....

It has been five years since Tony last saw his Filipino great-grandmother, Lola, and he is nervous about meeting her again. He learns to say "welcome" in Tagalog to greet her. As Tony and Lola get acquainted, they come up with a system to learn each...

John J. Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart built the town and college of Oberlin, Ohio, based on the idea that they could make a difference. The town was established in 1833, and the college was revolutionary, letting women and African Americans attend....

Jake loves to draw and wants to go to school to learn how to read, but Pa needs him to help on the farm. When a new teacher finally comes to start up the school again, Jake knows that he will not be attending. The teacher travels out to the farm to...

When Charles and Ramone are assigned to work together on a science project, they are quite upset. Even though the boys have never really spoken, they allow their preconceived notions about one another to overshadow their ability to get to know one...

While playing at his great-grandmother's home, a young boy attempts to carry a wagon full of sand through the house. The great-grandmother catches him in the act and is pleasantly reminded of the time when his mother tried to do the same thing at a...

Students each get a chance to teach the class something new and, in the process, gain a better understanding of what it means to be the teacher. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023....

Joey learns from Ms. King, the crossing guard, that we can give to others by being kind and keeping others safe. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Leopard was very proud of how handsome he was. Crocodile suggests that Leopard count his spots. Leopard does not know how to count. He asks other animals to help, telling them he will give a prize to the one who counts his spots. Author - Tamera...

Michael thinks Marcus, the new kid, is a showoff. After Michael gets to know Marcus, he changes his mind. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

A sensitive, weepy Korean princess refuses to marry according to her status and is then banished from the palace and ostracized from her royal family. With no place to go, she is drawn by her pity to a poor beggar boy named Pabo Ondal. Through her...

Written in the style of a tourist guide, this book presents details about cultural attractions and general facts about Cairo, Egypt. Author - Tamera Bryant. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.