Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport

This popular book gives young children an overview of King’s life and work

Our friend, Martin is an old animated video about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last speech, given the day before he was assassinated

The Complete “I have a Dream” speech, August 28, 1963

excerpt from King’s “I have a Dream” speech

Walter Cronkite reports on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the “CBS Evening News”

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To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston

Summary: To Have and to Hold is historical fiction, portraying the lives of the first settlers at Jamestown, and it is one of my favorite books.? I’m so thrilled it is now available so we can offer it to you on My Audio School!

Full of exciting twists and turns, the language is so well-rendered that it is truly a pleasure to read. There were many times I found myself repeating certain phrases which seemed almost musical to my ear.

More than that, however, the book gives us heroes and heroines, as well as villains, to consider. To Have and to Hold, as its title would suggest, portrays a beautiful picture of the sanctity of marriage and of the nobility of a wife who embraces her husband’s vision, as well as a husband who cherishes his wife, even as he valiantly fights for her against all odds. You’ll gain a greater understanding of–and appreciation for–what the forefathers of our nation went through to forge the heritage we now enjoy. (Summary by Molly Evert)

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Total running time:? 11 hours, 41 minutes

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

The Cinnamon Bear

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 1: Paddy O’Cinnamon

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 2: Weary Willy

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 3: Crazy Quilt Dragon

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 4: The Ikaboos

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 5: Weasley Wailing Whale

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 6: Samuel Seal

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 7: Presto The Magician

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 8: Candy Pirates

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 9 Rolly Polly Policeman

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 10: Professor Whiz

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 11: Fee Foo the Gentle Giant

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 12: Rhyming Rabbit

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 13: The Wintergreen Witch

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 14: Queen Melissa

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 15: Snaper Stick Crocodile

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 16: Oliver Ostrich

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 17: Muddlers

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 18: Cocklebur Cowboys

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 19: Wooden Indian

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 20: Flying Hat

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 21: Snowman

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 22: Santa Claus

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 23: The Bad Dolls

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 24: The Parade

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 25: Captain Tintop

The Cinnamon Bear Episode 26: North Pole

Thanksgiving Resources

Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick for Thanksgiving study. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

These Thanksgiving resources are already on My Audio School individually, but they are gathered here for your convenience:

Squanto teaching

To listen to the radio broadcast of Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part one, click here.

To listen to the radio broadcast of Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part two, click here.

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First Thanksgiving by Jean-Louis Gerome Ferris
The Path of Praise was a special Thanksgiving broadcast on Cavalcade of America in 1951. Full of excellent Thanksgiving music, this inspiring history of the American Thanksgiving holiday traces the Thanksgiving celebration from the days of the Pilgrims through George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation and Abraham Lincoln’s declaration which made Thanksgiving a national holiday.


Path of Praise

Kiddie records little johnny pilgrim

To listen to these Thanksgiving songs, go to Kiddie Records Weekly 2009. Page down to February, week 8 and click on the link for Little Johnny Pilgrim. Below the record album covers (there are 4) you’ll see a prompt to Download the audio files or launch the audio stream.

There is no way to download just the Johnny Pilgrim and Guffy Gobbler tracks, but you can launch the stream in Windows Media Player and then select the track you want to listen to (in this case track 2).

Little Johnny Pilgrim is a song about the history of Thanksgiving. Guffy the Goofy Gobbler is a silly song about a turkey. Both songs are performed by Gene Autry.

The Path of Praise: Thanksgiving Broadcast

First Thanksgiving by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris
The Path of Praise was a special Thanksgiving broadcast on Cavalcade of America in 1951.  Full of excellent Thanksgiving music, this inspiring history of the American Thanksgiving holiday traces the Thanksgiving celebration from the days of the Pilgrims through George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation and Abraham Lincoln’s declaration which made Thanksgiving a national holiday.


Path of Praise

Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick for Thanksgiving study. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

Abraham Lincoln Radio Theater

Abe Lincoln 1846

Click here to see a selection of CurrClick downloadable resources which could be used to enhance your study of Abraham Lincoln. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

Henry Fonda stars in Young Mr. Lincoln: Great Scenes from Great Plays

Abe Lincoln the Prairie Years

Abraham Lincoln the War Years

Abe Lincoln Birthplace

Abraham Lincoln Cavalcade of America 1860

Abraham Lincoln Election Song 1860 Lincoln and Liberty

Abraham Lincoln Election Song 1864 Rally ’round the Cause

Civil War Camp of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Mister President Abe Lincoln in the Telegraph Office

You Are There: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

You Are There! The Capture of John Wilkes Booth

Abraham Lincoln standing portrait 1863

Thanksgiving Proclamations

Turkey Truthahn by Ustad Mansur, 1612

Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick for Thanksgiving study. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

Free Audio.org has provided 3 historic Thanksgiving Proclamations for download or streaming.

Click here to listen to William Bradford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, and Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation.

You can find more podcasts like these at Free Audio.

The Legend of Squanto: Focus on the Family Radio Theater broadcast

Squanto teaching

Click here to see downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick about Squanto. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

To listen to the radio broadcast of  Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part one, click here.

To listen to the radio broadcast of Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part two, click here.

Clicking these links will take you away from My Audio School to the Focus on the Family site.  Kids, please get permission before leaving My Audio School.

Richard of Jamestown: A Story of the Virginia Colony by James Otis

Jamestown Virginia settlement ships

For this book’s internet archive page, click here.

To read this book, click here.

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Total running time: 3 hours, 8 minutes

To listen, click play in the box below or click on the chapter links.

storm at sea detail by Peter Bruegel the elder

Forward

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Virginia Fisherman Island, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia photo by Ebyabe, GNU Free documentation license
Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Captain John Smith, retouched and digitally altered derivative work by Spiderpig, GNU Free Documentation license

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Baptism of Pocahontas in Jamestown

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Oysters, Huitres, by Julienbzh35, GNU Free documentation license

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Stories and Music for Christmas

Stories:

The Angel at the Altar

The Manger of Bethlehem

Shepherds and Singing Angels

The Star and the Wise Men

Music:

The following Christmas songs and madrigals are masterfully played by classical guitarist Jon Sayles. Many thanks to Mr. Sayles for releasing this music to the public domain, for our enjoyment.

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang by John Wilbye

Hark, Jolly Shepherds by Thomas Morley

Though Amaryllis Dance in Green by William Byrd

Four hands, two necks, one Wreathing by Thomas Weelkes