Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Perhaps that can be done by taking children to art museums, showing them great art, and, most importantly, giving children the space, the materials, and the encouragement to make their own art.
- Jules Verne on Film
August 17, 2005
Recess! correspondent Terry Harpold talks with Brian Taves. Read more "Jules Verne on Film" - Remembering Jules Verne
August 16, 2005
Today, Recess! correspondent Terry Harpold is speaking with Walter James Miller. Read more "Remembering Jules Verne" - Henry Winkler and Hank Zipzer
August 15, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Henry-Winklers-Hank-Zipser.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/15/2005 Henry Winkler and Hank Zipzer Transcript As part of our continuing series this month of readings and conversations with children’s book ... - John McCutcheon’s Summersongs
August 12, 2005
That’s John McCutcheon with one of his tributes to the joys of summertime on his CD Summersongs from Rounder Records, another in McCutcheon’s CD cycle, The Four Seasons. Read more "John McCutcheon’s Summersongs" - The Spiderwick Chronicles
August 10, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/From-The-Spiderwick-Chronicles.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/10/2005 The Spiderwick Chronicles Transcript We’re at Book Expo this month, with Recess! correspondent Susan Raab, visiting children’s book authors Holly Black and Tony ... - “Let’s Hear It For the Clown”
August 5, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Lets-Hear-it-for-Bozo-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/5/2005 “Let’s Hear It For the Clown” Transcript It’s International Clown Week, and, in the U.S., one of our most famous clowns ... - “The Tale of Desperaux” and Forgiveness Day
August 4, 2005
This description of reconciliation comes from Kate DiCamillo’s novel The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the 2004 John Newbery Medal, but the sentiment is shared by all of those who participate in International Forgiveness Day, which is held each year ... - Barking Through the Dog Days
August 3, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Barking-Through-the-Dog-Days-with-Books.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/3/2005 Barking Through the Dog Days Transcript It’s the “dog days” of summer, that are named for Sirius, the dog star, one ... - Holling C. Holling
August 2, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Paddling-Along-with-Holling-C-Holling.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/2/2005 Holling C. Holling Transcript Holling C. Holling was a children’s author who used exciting narratives to teach nature and geography in large ... - Jane Yolen and her Dinosaurs
August 1, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jane-Yolen-and-her-Dinosaurs.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/1/2005 Jane Yolen and her Dinosaurs Transcript All this month, Recess! correspondent, Susan Raab will be visiting with children’s book authors and illustrators at ... - A Poem Is…
July 29, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Poem-is.mp3 Author Christine Poreba Air Date 7/29/2005 A Poem Is… Transcript Earlier this spring, during National Poetry Month, I spoke with Christine Poreba, a poet who was living in ... - Lost Worlds and Ancient Places
July 25, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Lost-Worlds-and-Ancient-Places.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/25/2005 Lost Worlds and Ancient Places Transcript The summer is the perfect time for kids to go exploring, in search of far ... - Symphonic Variations
July 22, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Some-Symphonic-Variations.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/22/2005 Symphonic Variations Transcript One of the fascinating stories in classical music has its beginning in this famous passage from Johann Sebastian ... - “Big and Tol”
July 21, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Big-and-Tol-A-Barry-Stewart-Mann-Story.mp3 Author Barry Stewart Mann Air Date 7/21/2005 “Big and Tol” Transcript Barry Stewart Mann has been thinking a great deal about the question of tolerance — here’s ... - The Chorus and Millions
July 20, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Chorus-and-Millions.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/20/2005 The Chorus and Millions Transcript Two recent films about the lives of young people — Millions and The Chorus — are worth your trip to ... - Seen Art?
July 19, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Seen-Art_.mp3 Author Jaimy Mann Air Date 7/19/2005 Seen Art? Transcript Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s Seen Art? is one of the newest examples of what The New York Museum of ... - Fabling Around Japan
July 18, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Fabling-Around-Japan.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/18/2005 Fabling Around Japan Transcript The scene is a deserted hut on a mountain top during a very ferocious thunderstorm. Into the ... - Lullabies from the Axis of Evil
July 15, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Lullabies-from-the-Axis-of-Evil-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/15/2005 Lullabies from the Axis of Evil Transcript One of the more interesting and provocative musical projects to come out recently is ... - Mary Flanagan and Josie True
July 13, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mary-Flanagan-and-Josie-True.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 7/13/2005 Mary Flanagan and Josie True Transcript Recently, Recess! contributor Laurie Taylor spoke with Mary Flanagan, a visual artist and a video game designer ... - “Mei Li,” the Second Caldecott
July 12, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mei-Li-the-Second-Caldecott.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 7/12/2005 “Mei Li,” the Second Caldecott Transcript A book entitled Mei Li written and illustrated by Thomas Handforth, was the winner of ...