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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 the link after the title to see other articles with the same labels, or use these:
• audio - art - birthdays - culture - film - geography - history - literature - mythology - philosophy - proverb - read-aloud-rhymes - science - vocabulary - young readers
• Click on the Volume/Issue/Date to see the full issue on my newsletter site.
• Audio versions are available for some of the articles. Click on the "audio" link above to see those articles, or on the link after each article name to hear the audio for that article.
• A list of all articles with audio can be found here.

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Vol. I, No. 10: Jan. 3, 2022: Langston Hughes... and More!

• Langston Hughes, Poet of the Harlem Renaissance (audio 5:04) (literature)
• Marcus Aurelius, Philosopher-Emperor (audio 5:13) (philosophy)
• Hiroshige, Japanese Woodblock Artist (audio 3:23) (art)
• George Washington and the Cherry Tree (audio 2:28) (young readers)
• The Cat and the Fiddle (audio 2:15) (read-aloud-rhymes)
• "Two heads are better than one" (proverb)
• specific (vocabulary)
• Birthdays for January 3-9 (birthdays)

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

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

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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!

ART

• Botticelli's La Primavera (1:6, 12/6/21) (audio 3:40)
• European Cave Art (1:2, 11/8/21) (audio 5:47)

BIRTHDAYS

• Birthdays for November 1-7 (added after 1:1, 11/1/21)
• Birthdays for November 8-14 (1:2, 11/8/21)
• Birthdays for November 15-21 (1:3, 11/15/21)
• Birthdays for November 22-28 (1:4, 11/22/21)
• Birthdays for Nov. 29-Dec. 5 (1:5, 11/29/21)
• Birthdays for December 6-12 (1:6, 12/6/21)
• Birthdays for December 13-19 (1:7, 12/13/21)
• Birthdays for December 20-26 (1:8, 12/20/21)
• Birthdays for Dec. 27-Jan. 2 (1:9, 12/27/21)

CULTURE

• El Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead" (1:1, 11/1/21) (audio 2:22)
• The Great Wheel of the Year (1:1, 11/1/21) (audio 2:10)

FILM

• Percy Jackson, Demigod (1:3, 11/15/21) (audio 3:30)

GEOGRAPHY

• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (1:3, 11/15/21) (audio 23:25)

HISTORY

• Alexander the Great (1:5, 11/29/21) (audio 4:02)
• Charlemagne's "Mini-Renaissance" (1:7, 12/13/21) (audio 4:57)
• The "Legend" of Wyatt Earp (1:4, 11/22/21) (audio 3:34)

LITERATURE

• Beowulf, an Early English Epic (1:7, 12/13/21) (audio 10:56)
• A Christmas Carol (1:8, 12/20/21) (audio 4:28)
• Don Quixote de la Mancha (1:9, 12/27/21) (audio 6:00)
• The Faerie Queene (1:3, 11/15/21) (audio 3:35)
• The Hero's Journey (1:6, 12/6/21) (audio 5:48)
• Odysseus and the Cyclops (1:4, 11/22/21) (audio 4:03)
• "This is a case for… SHERLOCK HOLMES!" (1:2, 11/8/21) (audio 3:36)
• Treasure Island (1:5, 11/29/21) (audio 3:09)

MYTHOLOGY

• The Gods, the Planets, and the Days of the Week (1:8, 12/20/21) (audio 4:18)

PROVERBS

• "Don't cry over spilled milk" (1:6, 12/6/21)
• "The early bird gets the worm" (1:2, 11/8/21)
• "For want of a nail the kingdom was lost" (1:8, 12/20/21)
• "Give the Devil his due" (1:1, 11/1/21)
• "Half a loaf is better than none" (1:3, 11/15/21)
• "If the shoe fits, wear it" (1:4, 11/22/21)
• "Let sleeping dogs lie" (1:7, 12/13/21)
• "Look before you leap" (1:5, 11/29/21)
• "A stitch in time saves nine" (1:9, 12/27/21)

READ-ALONG-RHYMES

• "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" (1:9, 12/27/21) (audio 1:46)
• "Going to Saint Ives" (1:5, 11/29/21) (audio 1:43)
• "The House That Jack Built" (1:8, 12/20/21) (audio 4:35)
• "Jack and Jill" (1:2, 11/8/21) (audio 1:32)
• "Little Boy Blue" (1:4, 11/22/21) (audio 1:44)
• "Monday's Child" (1:6, 12/6/21) (audio 1:11)
• "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (1:3, 11/15/21) (audio 3:40)
• "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" (1:7, 12/13/21) (audio 4:14)

SCIENCE

• Albert Einstein, THE Scientist of the 20th Century (1:9, 12/27/21) (audio 4:02)
• Galileo, the Father of Science (1:6, 12/6/21) (audio 3:11)
• The Journals of Charles Darwin (1:5, 11/29/21) (audio 17:46)
• Mr. Newton's Universe (1:8, 12/20/21) (audio 5:40)
• Rachel Carson, Conservationist (1:7, 12/13/21) (audio 3:30)
• The Systems of the Body (1:2, 11/8/21) (audio 6:28)
• You Are Here: Human Taxonomy (1:4, 11/22/21) (audio 16:24)

VOCABULARY

• approach (1:1, 11/1/21)
• conceive and concept (1:4, 11/22/21)
• context (1:2, 11/8/21)
• economy (1:5, 11/29/21)
• export (1:9, 12/27/21)
• individual (1:7, 12/13/21)
• method (1:8, 12/20/21)
• proceed (1:3, 11/15/21)
• theory (1:6, 12/6/21)

YOUNG READERS

• "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (1:6, 12/6/21) (audio 1:57)
• "The Hen that Laid the Golden Egg by Aesop" (1:1, 11/1/21) (audio 1:34)
• "King Alfred and the Cakes" (1:9, 12/27/21) (audio 1:51)
• "King Midas and the Golden Touch" by Ovid (1:3, 11/15/21) (audio 2:10)
• "The Man Who Never Laughed Again" (1:7, 12/13/21) (audio 2:55)
• "The Monkey and the Crocodile" from The Panchatantra (1:4, 11/22/21) (audio 2:46)
• "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson (1:2, 11/8/21) (audio 2:06)
• "Pecos Bill," American Folk Hero (1:5, 11/29/21) (audio 2:03)
• "Rabbit Tricks Coyote" (1:8, 12/20/21) (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 below)
• "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening": Robert Frost's tribute to the winter solstice, "the darkest evening of the year"
• 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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VIDEOS

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Intro

• Meet Jim Bucket: Get to know me!

Poems

• "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening": Robert Frost's tribute to the winter solstice, "the darkest evening of the year"
• "Visit from Saint Nicholas, A": A dramatic reading of the poem better known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." (see the text)

Readings

• "Yes, Virginia, There IS a Santa Claus!":A dramatic reading of what is said to be the world's most famous newspaper editorial (see the text)

Songs

• "Auld Lang Syne": The traditional New Year's song by Robert Burns, sung lustily by yours truly (see the text)

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