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FROM THE
"JIM BUCKET LIST" NEWSLETTER

The following items have been cut out of my newsletter on Substack.com to make them more easily accessible. The latest issue is at the top; the others have been listed alphabetically with the number and date of each issue, and a link to the audio version (if any).

Notes:

• Click these links to see articles with these labels:
• audio - art - birthdays - culture - film - geography - history - literature - mythology - philosophy - proverb - read-aloud-rhymes - science - vocabulary - young readers
• Audio versions are available for some of the articles; you an click the "audio" link for each one. A list of all my audio recordings can be found here.

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Vol. I, No. 11: Jan. 19, 2022: Washington Irving... and More!

• Washington Irving, International Best-Seller (audio 9:25)
• Pliny the Elder, an Early Scientist (audio 5:17)
• Tragic Tchaikovsky, The (audio 6:30)
• Tortoise and the Hare, The (audio 1:38)
• Hickory, Dickory, Dock (audio 2:14)
• People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• formula (vocabulary)
• BIRTHDAYS: Jan. 17-23; Jan. 24-30

All articles (except those from the most recent issue) listed alphabetically:

• Albert Einstein, THE Scientist of the 20th Century (audio 4:02)
• Alexander the Great (audio 4:02)
• approach (vocabulary)
• Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (audio 1:46)
• Beowulf, an Early English Epic (audio 10:56)
• Birthdays for November 1-7 (added after 1:1, 11/1/21)
• Birthdays for November 8-14
• Birthdays for November 15-21
• Birthdays for November 22-28
• Birthdays for Nov. 29-Dec. 5
• Birthdays for December 6-12
• Birthdays for December 13-19
• Birthdays for December 20-26
• Birthdays for Dec. 27-Jan. 2
• Birthdays for January 3-9 (birthdays)
• Botticelli's La Primavera (audio 3:40)
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf (audio 1:57)
• The Cat and the Fiddle (audio 2:15)
• Charlemagne's "Mini-Renaissance" (audio 4:57)
• A Christmas Carol (audio 4:28)
• conceive and concept (vocabulary)
• context (vocabulary)
• The Death of Socrates (audio 3:18)
• Don Quixote de la Mancha (audio 6:00)
• "Don't cry over spilled milk"
• "The early bird gets the worm"
• economy (vocabulary)
• El Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead" (audio 2:22)
• European Cave Art (audio 5:47)
• export (vocabulary)
• The Faerie Queene (audio 3:35)
• For want of a nail the kingdom was lost
• Galileo, the Father of Science (audio 3:11)
• George Washington and the Cherry Tree (audio 2:28)
• "Give the Devil his due"
• The Gods, the Planets, and the Days of the Week (audio 4:18)
• Going to Saint Ives (audio 1:43)
• The Great Wheel of the Year (audio 2:10)
• Half a loaf is better than none
• The Hen that Laid the Golden Egg by Aesop (audio 1:34)
• The Hero's Journey (audio 5:48)
• Hiroshige, Japanese Woodblock Artist (audio 3:23)
• The House That Jack Built (audio 4:35)
• If the shoe fits, wear it
• individual (vocabulary)
• Jack and Jill (audio 1:32)
• The Journals of Charles Darwin (audio 17:46)
• "King Alfred and the Cakes" (audio 1:51)
• "King Midas and the Golden Touch" by Ovid (audio 2:10)
• Langston Hughes, Poet of the Harlem Renaissance (audio 5:04)
• The "Legend" of Wyatt Earp (audio 3:34)
• "Let sleeping dogs lie"
• "Little Boy Blue" (audio 1:44)
• "Look before you leap"
• "The Man Who Never Laughed Again" (audio 2:55)
• Marcus Aurelius, Philosopher-Emperor (audio 5:13)
• method (vocabulary)
• Mr. Newton's Universe (audio 5:40)
• "Monday's Child" (audio 1:11)
• "The Monkey and the Crocodile" from The Panchatantra (audio 2:46)
• "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson (audio 2:06)
• Odysseus and the Cyclops (audio 4:03)
• "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (audio 3:40)
• "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" (audio 4:14)
• "Pecos Bill," American Folk Hero (audio 2:03)
• Percy Jackson, Demigod (audio 3:30)
• proceed (vocabulary)
• "Rabbit Tricks Coyote" (audio 2:36)
• Rachel Carson, Conservationist (audio 3:30)
• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (audio 23:25)
• specific (vocabulary)
• "A stitch in time saves nine"
• The Systems of the Body (audio 6:28)
• theory (vocabulary)
• "This is a case for… SHERLOCK HOLMES!" (audio 3:36)
• Treasure Island (audio 3:09)
• Two heads are better than one
• You Are Here: Human Taxonomy (audio 16:24)

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Here are the same articles listed by topic, as well as links to the entire issue:

ENTIRE ISSUES

• Vol. 1, No. 1: Nov. 1, 2021: El Dia de los Muertos
• Vol. 1, No. 2: Nov. 8, 2021: Sherlock Holmes... and more!
• Vol. 1, No. 3: Nov. 15, 2021: Percy Jackson... and more!
• Vol. 1, No. 4: Nov. 22, 2021: Odysseus and the Cyclops... and more!
• Vol. 1, No. 5: Nov. 29, 2021: Treasure Island... and more!
• Vol. 1, No. 6: Dec. 6, 2021: The Hero's Journey... and more!
• Vol. I, No. 7: Dec. 13, 2021: Beowulf... and more!
• Vol. I, No. 8: Dec. 20, 2021: A Christmas Carol... and More!
• Vol. I, No. 9: Dec. 27, 2021: Don Quixote... and More!
• Vol. I, No. 10: Jan. 3, 2022: Langston Hughes... and More!

ART

• Botticelli's La Primavera (audio 3:40)
• European Cave Art (audio 5:47)
• Hiroshige, Japanese Woodblock Artist (audio 3:23)

BIRTHDAYS

• Birthdays for November 1-7 (added after 1:1, 11/1/21)
• Birthdays for November 8-14
• Birthdays for November 15-21
• Birthdays for November 22-28
• Birthdays for Nov. 29-Dec. 5
• Birthdays for December 6-12
• Birthdays for December 13-19
• Birthdays for December 20-26
• Birthdays for Dec. 27-Jan. 2
• Birthdays for Jan. 3-9
• Birthdays for Jan. 10-16

CULTURE

• El Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead" (audio 2:22)
• The Great Wheel of the Year (audio 2:10)

FILM

• Percy Jackson, Demigod (audio 3:30)

GEOGRAPHY

• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (audio 23:25)

HISTORY

• Alexander the Great (audio 4:02)
• Charlemagne's "Mini-Renaissance" (audio 4:57)
• The "Legend" of Wyatt Earp (audio 3:34)

LITERATURE

• Beowulf, an Early English Epic (audio 10:56)
• A Christmas Carol (audio 4:28)
• Don Quixote de la Mancha (audio 6:00)
• The Faerie Queene (audio 3:35)
• The Hero's Journey (audio 5:48)
• Langston Hughes, Poet of the Harlem Renaissance (audio 5:04)
• Odysseus and the Cyclops (audio 4:03)
• "This is a case for… SHERLOCK HOLMES!" (audio 3:36)
• Treasure Island (audio 3:09)

MYTHOLOGY

• The Gods, the Planets, and the Days of the Week (audio 4:18)

PHILOSOPHY

• Marcus Aurelius, Philosopher-Emperor (audio 5:13)

PROVERBS

• Don't cry over spilled milk
• The early bird gets the worm
• For want of a nail the kingdom was lost
• Give the Devil his due
• Half a loaf is better than none
• If the shoe fits, wear it
• Let sleeping dogs lie
• Look before you leap
• A stitch in time saves nine
• Two heads are better than one

READ-ALOUD-RHYMES

• Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (audio 1:46)
• The Cat and the Fiddle (audio 2:15)
• Going to Saint Ives (audio 1:43)
• The House That Jack Built (audio 4:35)
• Jack and Jill (audio 1:32)
• Little Boy Blue (audio 1:44)
• Monday's Child (audio 1:11)
• Old MacDonald Had a Farm (audio 3:40)
• One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (audio 4:14)

SCIENCE

• Albert Einstein, THE Scientist of the 20th Century (audio 4:02)
• Galileo, the Father of Science (audio 3:11)
• The Journals of Charles Darwin (audio 17:46)
• Mr. Newton's Universe (audio 5:40)
• Rachel Carson, Conservationist (audio 3:30)
• The Systems of the Body (audio 6:28)
• You Are Here: Human Taxonomy (audio 16:24)

VOCABULARY

• approach
• conceive and concept
• context
• economy
• export
• individual
• method
• proceed
• specific
• theory

YOUNG READERS

• "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (audio 1:57)
• George Washington and the Cherry Tree (audio 2:28)
• "The Hen that Laid the Golden Egg by Aesop" (audio 1:34)
• "King Alfred and the Cakes" (audio 1:51)
• "King Midas and the Golden Touch" by Ovid (audio 2:10)
• "The Man Who Never Laughed Again" (audio 2:55)
• "The Monkey and the Crocodile" from The Panchatantra (audio 2:46)
• "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson (audio 2:06)
• "Pecos Bill," American Folk Hero (audio 2:03)
• "Rabbit Tricks Coyote" (audio 2:36)

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OTHER MATERIALS

TEXTS ONLY

• Blind Men and the Elephant, The: An old, old story, retold humorously in verse. (includes vocabulary help)
• Oh My Darling, Clementine!: A once-popular folksong that's really fun to sing!
• Ten Famous Nursery Rhymes: short poems from "Mother Goose"

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FULL LESSONS (complete with Exercises, Questions, and Projects)

• Auld Lang Syne: The traditional New Year's song by Robert Burns--translated (see the video)
• "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening": Robert Frost's tribute to the winter solstice, "the darkest evening of the year" (see the video)
• There is no frigate like a book...: Read Emily Dickinson's inspiring poem
• Visit from St. Nicholas, A: Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem, printed in full and paraphrased. (see the video)
• "Yes, Virginia, There IS a Santa Claus!": A famous newspaper item written to a little girl. (see the video)

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