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The Erskine Family's
"LIVING BOOKS FOR THE EARS" Newsletter
A free service of www.homeschoolradioshows.com
August 25, 2005 
In this issue:
The Mysterious Pirate Pit
Rumpelstilstskin
Big Jon & Sparky
Dear Friends,
Well, this week we've got a handful of our most popular past programs ("reruns" if you will) for you to "tune in" and enjoy. If you haven't heard these yet, here's your chance to join in the fun... and mystery.
Adventures in Research:
The Mysterious Pirate Pit
Almost 200 years ago, three boys found an odd tree and a shallow round pit on deserted Oak Island in Nova Scotia and realized that they may have actually stumbled across buried pirate treasure. But when they started to dig... they were amazed and mystified at what they found. This is an amazing story about one of the most mysterious and fascinating puzzles ever devised. Originally broadcast in the late 1940's on the syndicated program "Adventures in Research". (Note: The volume is a tad low on this show, but the sound is otherwise excellent.)
RESOURCE: "The Pit" is still there (that's a photo of it), and the mystery of what is in it is still unsolved to this day. Be sure to check out this neat site about the mysterious pit BEFORE listening to this week's story!
The Great Gildersleeve tells the story of RUMPELSTILTSKINNext, we have a great retelling of this classic fairy tale by the one and only Great Gildersleeve (Harold Peary) from his children's album "Stories for Children as told by the Great Gildersleeve".
Also, for you folks new to homeschoolradioshows, our unofficial singing mascots here on this site are Big Jon & Sparky. Big Jon was radio personality Jon Arthur who in the 1950s had a great children's program called "No School Today". Big Jon did all the voices for his program, and one of them was a magical-elf-who-wished-he-was-a-boy named Sparky. "Together" they did some way fun songs that we periodically bring back here on the site because 1) people keep asking us to bring them back, and 2) because they are just plain FUN. This week, we bring you two of our most requested favorites: The E-I-O Song and Little Red Caboose. If you've got younger kids in your household, you HAVE to listen to these! However, these do come with a Warning: Your kids will want to hear these over and over and over and they may drive you nuts!Finally,
please do take a look at our "Back to HOMEschool Sale" page right now, before you forget about it.
This great offer will only be around one more week, and then the collections on that page
WILL NOT be available for several months (or years) -- and certainly never again at this price.Best Wishes,
The Erskine Family
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LINKS TO SOME OF OUR OTHER FINE RESOURCES:
NEW! Our Favorite Homeschool Science Experiments! Over 40 great hands-on activities to enhance your homeschool studies! Check this out!NEW! Prospecting for eBay GOLD at Yard Sales! Here's a great resource for those of you wanting to make some extra money on eBay. Discover the often overlooked items that sell for big profits on eBay!
The Healthy Family Guide to Herbs & Herbal Remedies: A great primer on using natural herbs for all kinds of ailments... how to find herbs in the wild... growing your own... much more.
Our outstanding CD collections: You'll be amazed at all the wonderful CDs we have available. Don't pass up these amazing resources!
Our FREE Special Reports: Learn how to transfer our programs to CD or cassette, get advice for using our programs in your homeschooling, & much more helpful info!
The Soap, Essential Oils & Fragrance Maker's Profits Library:
1012 great ebooks to help you make wonderful bath, aromatherapy and pampering products -- and make an extra income too! Crafters take note!The Merchant Maiden / Earning & Learning - Two great home business resources for your young people. Chock full of terrific ideas and inspiration.
Straight Talk from Homeschool Grads - How to PERMANENTLY transform your homeschool & your Teen's future
Homeschool Speedreading Course: How to Double your reading speed in less than an hour! This program works both for kids AND adults. Take a look at the results other homeschooling families have had with this!
NEW! Word Keys that Unlock the Scriptures: WONDERFUL audio Bible studies by Dr. Duane Edward Spencer. A great FREE resource for those who want do "dig deep" into the scriptures.
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