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.
- Ellen Jenkins’ “Multicultural Songs”
February 16, 2004
That’s Ella Jenkins and friends with a little of a Caribbean nonsense song, “Caney Mi Macaro.” (cahni me mahcaro) It’s on a CD called Ella Jenkins Multi-Cultural Children’s Songs. Read more "Ellen Jenkins’ “Multicultural Songs”" - Peter Sis’ The “Tree of Life”
February 12, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Peter-Siss-The-Tree-of-Life-Book-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/12/2004 Peter Sis’ The “Tree of Life” Transcript It’s the birthday this week of the scientist Charles Darwin, who is the subject ... - Inventor’s Day: Benjamin Franklin’s Almanac
February 10, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Intventors-Day-Benjamin-Franklins-Almanac-Book-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/10/2004 Inventor’s Day: Benjamin Franklin’s Almanac Transcript Ben Franklin was an American original — a self-taught popular writer, a political and social ... - Carol King’s Valentine to Childhood
February 6, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Carole-Kings-Rosie.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/6/2004 Valentine to Childhood Transcript It’s the birthday today of Carole King, the Brooklyn-born, singer -songwriter who gave us, with her then ... - Nat Love, African American Cowboy
February 5, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Nat-Love-African-American-Cowboy.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 2/5/2004 Nat Love, African American Cowboy Transcript In the mid 19th century, the western frontier drew many adventure seekers, some of them ... - On Jules Verne
February 4, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jules-Verne-An-Interview-with-Jean-Michel-Margot.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/4/2004 On Jules Verne Transcript It’s the birthday this week of the French writer, Jules Verne, who was born in 1828 and ... - James Joyce’s Children’s Book
February 3, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/James-Joyce-Childrens-Book-Author-.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 2/3/2004 James Joyce’s Children’s Book Transcript James Joyce is famous for his gifts as a poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist. In ... - Lullabies for a Small World
January 30, 2004
That’s Marylou Seba from Cameroon with the traditional cradle song, “Mba Mon” on a new CD called Lullabies for a Small World from Celestial Arts. Read more "Lullabies for a Small World" - Misfits
January 28, 2004
In this delightful story, Barry Stewart Mann recounts how a very special group of animals band together to form the Misfits. Read more "Misfits" - Hear and Gone in Sixty Seconds
January 26, 2004
That’s Justin Roberts with “More than Just a Minute,” from a new CD from Rounder Records called Hear and Gone in Sixty Seconds. Read more "Hear and Gone in Sixty Seconds" - Wholly Nasrudin
January 23, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Wholly-Nasrudin-Tales-from-the-Middle-East.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 1/23/2004 Wholly Nasrudin Transcript If you thought saints couldn’t be funny, think again, for here comes Nasrudin, the witty and wise visionary ... - A Townful of Cries
January 20, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Townful-of-Cries.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/20/2004 A Townful of Cries Transcript Cries are phrases which, beginning in the 15th century, were called out in the streets by ... - My Brother Martin
January 19, 2004
That’s Kim and Reggie Harris, with their song in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Read more "My Brother Martin" - Electronic Toys
January 15, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Electronic-Toys.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 1/15/2004 Electronic Toys Transcript Two and a half years ago, when our son J.J. was about 5 months old a well-meaning friend brought ... - Mucha Lucha
January 14, 2004
You may not have heard of Mucha Lucha before, but it’s got to have the best music of any kids’ cartoon show currently (or maybe ever) on television. Read more "Mucha Lucha" - Nicky’s Jazz for Kids
January 12, 2004
That’s Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, with the elegant nonsense of “The Magic Song,” from a new CD called Nicky’s Jazz for Kids. Read more "Nicky’s Jazz for Kids" - Baby Books to Nosh On
January 9, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Baby-Books-to-Nosh-On.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/9/2004 Baby Books to Nosh On Transcript There’s something happening with books that are being published for very young children — those ... - Fame Moves to TV
January 7, 2004
Those are some the teachers from New York City’s High School for the Performing Arts, introducing their freshmen wannabe stars to the rigors of the disciplines that they hope will propel them to fame. Read more "Fame Moves to TV" - The Best Sport
January 2, 2004
With sports everywhere these days, being good at a sport is something most children dream and yearn for. But being a good sport, that’s a different story. Take it from Barry Stewart Mann. Read more "The Best Sport" - A Child’s Christmas in Wales
December 25, 2003
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Childs-Christmas-in-Wales.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 12/25/2003 A Child’s Christmas in Wales Transcript Though it’s a small country, many Christmas holiday traditions have their origins in Wales. For ...