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.
- Of New Zealand and Kiwis
February 15, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Of-New-Zealand-and-Kiwis.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 2/15/2005 Of New Zealand and Kiwis Transcript On February 6th New Zealanders celebrate a national holiday. On and off during the 20th century ... - Valentine’s Day with the Beatles
February 14, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Valentines-Day-with-the-Beatles.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/14/2005 Valentine’s Day with the Beatles Transcript It’s Valentine’s Day, a day for flowers, and chocolates, and, of course, for observations about ... - Abraham Lincoln, Biographically
February 11, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Abraham-Lincoln-Bibliographically.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 2/11/2005 Abraham Lincoln, Biographically Transcript The first full biography of Abraham Lincoln written specifically for young people is a highly laudatory book ... - The Butterfly Dance
February 10, 2005
Barry Stewart Mann always finds a way to make his stories dance. Just listen. Read more "The Butterfly Dance" - To Be and to Have
February 4, 2005
That’s the sound of young children, quietly working on their penmanship in the 2002 French film, To Be and to Have, directed by Nicholas Philibert, which is available at most video stores. Read more "To Be and to Have" - Chocolate
February 3, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Chocolate.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Lauren Brosnihan) Air Date 2/3/2005 Chocolate Transcript If you thought that chocolate grew on trees, you’d be right. But not in the form ... - Love to Langston
February 1, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Love-to-Langston.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/1/2005 Love to Langston Transcript It’s the beginning of Black History Month, and it’s also the birthday of one of America’s best-known ... - Lewis Carroll’s Poetic Puzzles
January 27, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Lewis-Carrolls-Puzzles.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/27/2005 Lewis Carroll’s Poetic Puzzles Transcript Perhaps no four lines are more famous in the realm of children’s poetry than the opening ... - Winter Carnivals
January 20, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Winter-Carnivals.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 1/20/2005 Winter Carnivals Transcript Bears may hibernate throughout the winter but children and adults with a child’s imagination and immunity from the ... - Ben Franklin’s Kids
January 19, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ben-Franklins-Kids.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/19/2005 Ben Franklin’s Kids Transcript It was Ben Franklin’s birthday a few days ago, just the right time to pass along this ... - Video Game Music
January 18, 2005
You’re hearing a little from a performance of the Super Mario Brothers’ theme song. While much of the press on video games deals with their play capacities or their incredible graphics, the music that accompanies the games is about to ... - A Dream of Freedom
January 17, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Dream-of-Freedom.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/17/2005 A Dream of Freedom Transcript It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and his life and death are central to a ... - My Caldecott Year
January 14, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/My-Caldecott-Year.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/14/2005 My Caldecott Year Transcript It took a while for the books to begin arriving at my doorstep, but once they did, ... - The Caldecott Committee
January 12, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Choosing-the-Caldecott-Award-Winners.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/12/2005 The Caldecott Committee Transcript Every January when the Caldecott Award for picture books is announced, it is the culmination of a ... - An Ellabration
January 7, 2005
That’s Sweet Honey in the Rock with part of an a capella tribute to Ella Jenkins, who’s been called “The First Lady of Children’s Music.” Read more "An Ellabration" - Louis Braille
January 6, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Louis-Braille.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 1/6/2005 Louis Braille Transcript This week we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. Born January 4 1809, we remember ... - “Return Baggage”
January 5, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Poet-Remembers-the-Lost-Children.mp3 Author Ewa Wampuszyc Air Date 1/5/2005 “Return Baggage” Transcript As we begin the year ahead with its new promise, let us take a moment to reflect on the ... - Jacob Grimm Goes to Brooklyn
January 4, 2005
A fairy tale opened on Broadway in late October and you were just listening to the title character, “Brooklyn,” inviting the audience into an urban fable performed by a homeless theater troupe. Read more "Jacob Grimm Goes to Brooklyn" - Toy Theaters
December 30, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Toy-Theaters.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 12/30/2004 Toy Theaters Transcript More than a century before there were video games, there were toy theaters — small stages made from ... - Rudyard Kipling
December 29, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rudyard-Kipling.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/29/2004 Rudyard Kipling Transcript Its the birthday this week of the author, Rudyard Kipling. He was born in Bombay, India, in 1865, ...