Welcome to Marshall Garland's "Saba Reads: my weekend reading project". I do these weekly readings for my children and grandchildren. And anyone else who wants to listen!
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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. Special guest narrator: Gail (aka, Baba) The story of how a little mouse uses his wits to survive in a dog-eat-dog (so to speak) world.
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This episode of Saba Reads is quite different from the previous ones. This is a reading of Sitting QiGong Meditation from Bill Douglas's book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tai Chi and QiGong. I used this as an exercise in my QiGong for Emotional Balance workshop. Find a place where you won't be interrupted for about 20 minutes, sit back, relax, br…
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1. Third Snowfall, Marilyn Hacker https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=34093 2. The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day, Lydia Maria Child https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43942/the-new-england-boys-song-about-thanksgiving-day also known as Thanksgiving Day [“Over the river and through the wood”] https://…
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Longfellow:1. Daylight And Moonlightamericanliterature.com/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/poem/daylight-and-moonlight2. A Day Of Sunshineamericanliterature.com/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/poem/a-day-of-sunshineThoreau3. The Inward Morningamericanliterature.com/author/henry-david-thoreau/poem/the-inward-morningHemingway4. Oily Weatherameric…
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Five more poems from Rudyard Kipling's "Just So" stories1. How the Camel Got His Hump2. ?How the Whale Got His Throat3. The Elephant's Child4. The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo5. The Crab That Played with the Sea
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Five poems from Kipling's "Just So" stories:1. How the Leopard Got His Spots2. The Beginning of the Armadilloes3. The Cat That Walked by Himself4. How the Rhinoceros got His Skin5. The Butterfly That StampedIf you want to read along, you'll find the poems athttps://americanliterature.com/author/rudyard-kipling/poem/just-so-stories-poems…
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1. Goblin Feet by J.R.R. Tolkienhttps://americanliterature.com/author/jrr-tolkien/poem/goblin-feet2. Ebb Tide by Sara Teasdalehttps://americanliterature.com/author/sara-teasdale/poem/ebb-tide3.There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdalehttps://americanliterature.com/author/sara-teasdale/poem/there-will-come-soft-rainsI Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by…
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1. Little Orphant Annie, by James Whitcomb Rileyhttps://americanliterature.com/author/james-whitcomb-riley/poem/little-orphant-annie2. Five Little Speckled Frogs, by Anonymoushttps://americanliterature.com/author/anonymous/nursery-rhyme/five-little-speckled-frogs3. The Railway Train, by Emily Dickinsonhttps://americanliterature.com/author/emily-dic…
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Such excitement! I'm not sure I can contain myself!Adventure! Danger! The eternal theme of good versus evil!If you want to read along, here's the link:https://americanliterature.com/childrens-stories/jack-and-the-beanstalk
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Two poems from "The Real Mother Goose"* London Bridge* WhenThree poems from "Favorite Poems Old and New"* Apple Song* Milking Time* A Man With a Little Pleated Piano
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The tale (no pun intended) of The Wonky Donkey, words and music by Craig Smith, illustrations by Katz Cowley, Scholastic Books, 2009.You can hear the musical version at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey .
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* The Letter A* Little Boy Blue* My Doggy Ate My Essay* Recess, Oh, Recess!* Our Grandma Kissed a PumpkinAnd the amazing "Q Theme" by the exceptionally talented Canadian guitarist/composer, Luke Doucet.
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Roald Dahl:* The Dentist and the Crocodile (from Rhyme Stew, published by Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 1989)* The Tummy Beast (from Dirty Beasts, published by Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 1983)* The Pig (from Dirty Beasts, published by Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 1983)Darren Sardelli: * The Silliest Teacher in School (fr…
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* My Shadow* There Was an Old Man of the Cape* Rain* Come Here is Adieu to the City* I Love to be Warm by the Red Fireside* My Kingdom
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* The Swing* A Good Boy* Summer Sun* From a Railway Carriage * Picture-Books in Winter
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* Jabberwocky* Humpty Dumpty's Song * He Thought He Saw An Elephant* Little Birds
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* Brother And Sister* Beautiful Soup* A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky (Life is But a Dream)* Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat!
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Messy RoomPicture Puzzle PieceThe Little Boy and the Old ManThe Toucan
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One Inch TallWhere the Sidewalk EndsDanny O’DareIt's Dark in Here
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I cannot go to school today!Bear In ThereBoa Constrictor * Rain* Here is a link to hear Peter, Paul, and Mary singing the Boa Constrictor song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa48bc0P0XI
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This week's poems:1. The Mirror2. Buckingham Palace3. Teddy Bear
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This week:1. Solitude2. Daffodowndilly3. Politeness4. Market Square
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This week:1. Furry Bear2. Twinkletoes3. Rice Pudding4. Forgiven
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This week's poems are1. Come Out With Me2. The Wrong House3. The End4. Sneezles
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This week's poems are:1. Us Two2. Water Lilies3. If I Were King4. Spring Morning
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Four more poems from by A. A. Milne1. Waiting at the Window2. Missing3. Sand Between the Toes4. Cottleston PieFor a musical rendition of Cottleston Pie, click here to watch and listen to Rowlf the Dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ_07C89Tp0
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Four poems by A. A. Milne1. Jonathan Jo2. Lines and squares3. The Friend4. Wind on the Hill
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The Runaway Bunny, written by Margaret Wise Brown, pictures by Clement Hurd.PDF available athttps://archive.org/details/TheRunawayBunny-English
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Three poems on a mother's theme
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Two poems from "Favorite Poems, Old and New"1. The Land of Counterpane2. Mr. Nobody
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Two poems from "Favorite Poems, Old and New"1. Goody O'Grumpity2. There Isn't Time
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