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.
- Henry David Thoreau
July 11, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Celebrating-Henry-David-Thoreau.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/11/2005 Henry David Thoreau Transcript It’s Henry David Thoreau’s birthday this week, an appropriate time (though any time is good) to introduce ... - Sing a Song With Six Strings
July 8, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Sing-a-Song-with-Six-Strings-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/8/2005 Sing a Song With Six Strings Transcript Imagine that your dad is the rock guitarist Slash, and he’s got his own ... - Wonder Woman
July 7, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Wonder-Woman.mp3 Author Eve Cech Air Date 7/7/2005 Wonder Woman Transcript “Beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, strong as Hercules, and swifter than Mercury” it’s everything I wanted to ... - The Mud Book
July 6, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/John-Cages-Mud-Book-and-Action-Jackson.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/6/2005 The Mud Book Transcript With full summer upon us, there are sure to be days in a child’s life when there ... - “Little Annie’s Ramble”
July 5, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Nathaniel-Hawthornes-First-Story.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 7/5/2005 “Little Annie’s Ramble” Transcript Nathaniel Hawthorne’s first published story for children, “Little Annie’s Ramble,” appeared in late 1834 in an annual ... - Fireworks
July 4, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Fireworks.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/4/2005 Fireworks Transcript It’s the Fourth of July, our national day of independence, and the holiday that’s most connected with fireworks — ... - Ramona Quimby
June 30, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ramona-Quimby-Turns-50.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 6/30/2005 Ramona Quimby Transcript “‘I am not a pest,’ Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus” in the opening line of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona ... - Brazilian Lullaby
June 27, 2005
“If this street were mine,” Tomaz Lima sings in this well-known Brazilian lullaby, “I’d have it paved with precious little stones for you, my love, to walk on.” This tender cradle song is on a delightful CD, Brazilian Lullaby, from ... - Games for the Car, the Cabin, the Tent
June 24, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Games-for-the-Car-the-Cabin-the-Tent.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/24/2005 Games for the Car, the Cabin, the Tent Transcript If you’re packing the car for vacation, you might want to include ... - To the Beach with Rolf Zuckowski
June 23, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/To-the-Beach-with-Rolf-Zukowski.mp3 Author Jennifer Coenen Air Date 6/23/2005 To the Beach with Rolf Zuckowski Transcript Children love music and adults love music, but they rarely enjoy the same music. Rolf ... - A Cool Drink of Water
June 22, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Cool-Drink-of-Water.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/22/2005 A Cool Drink of Water Transcript It’s the beginning of summer and as the weather gets hotter and hotter, we’ll be ... - Harriett Lothrop
June 21, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Remembering-Harriet-Lothrop.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 6/21/2005 Harriett Lothrop Transcript Harriet Lothrop, who wrote under the pen name of Margaret Sidney, left young readers a multi-faceted literary legacy. ... - Sherman’s Baby
June 17, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Shermans-Baby-A-Barry-Stewart-Mann-Story.mp3 Author Barry Stewart Mann Air Date 6/17/2005 Sherman’s Baby Transcript The soldier stepped away from the cannon, awaited the command, then pulled the cord. The report ... - Animals of the Bible
June 16, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Animals-of-the-Bible-The-First-Caldecott.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 6/16/2005 Animals of the Bible Transcript In 1938 Animals of the Bible became the first book to be awarded the Caldecott Medal given annually ... - Judy Garland
June 13, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Judy-Garland-Beyond-Oz-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/13/2005 Judy Garland Transcript It was the birthday recently of Judy Garland, who was one of the most remarkable of all the ... - The Dime Novel
June 9, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Dime-Novel-Pulp-Fiction.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 6/9/2005 The Dime Novel Transcript Although there had been cheap, sensational paper-bound literature for more than 30 years, the true dime novel ... - Busy, Busy Richard Scarry
June 8, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Busy-Busy-Richard-Scarry.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/8/2005 Busy, Busy Richard Scarry Transcript One of the most prolific of all creators of children’s books isn’t, as one might guess, ... - Ice Cream at the Fair
June 7, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ice-Cream-at-the-Fair-in-St-Louis-1904.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 6/7/2005 Ice Cream at the Fair Transcript Throughout 2004, the city of St. Louis celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 1904 St. ... - Marlo Thomas and Friends, Thanks & Giving
June 3, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Marlo-Thomas-and-Friends-Thanks-and-Giving.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/3/2005 Marlo Thomas and Friends, Thanks & Giving Transcript If you grew up with Marlo Thomas’ classic 1972 recording, Free to Be You ... - Jack Johnson’s Three R’s
June 2, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jack-Johnsons-3-Rs.mp3 Author Stephanie Sullivan Lytle Air Date 6/2/2005 Jack Johnson’s Three R’s Transcript Finding a real jack of all trades is indeed like finding a bird of paradise ...