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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.


  • Labor Day and Lewis Hine

    September 2, 2002

    Labor Day and Lewis Hine
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Labor-Day-and-Lewis-Hines-Photos.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/2/2002 Labor Day and Lewis Hine Transcript Early in the 20th century, one of the more dangerous artistic careers was photographing the ...
  • Back to School By Way of the Solar System

    August 29, 2002

    Back to School By Way of the Solar System
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Back-to-School-Via-the-Solar-System.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/29/2002 Back to School By Way of the Solar System Transcript They’ve just done a wonderful thing in our town on what used ...
  • Motown Baby Books

    August 28, 2002

    Motown Baby Books
    That’s a little of “My Girl” from the Music for Little People CD, “Toddlers Sing Rock ‘n’ Roll” — which could be the accompaniment for a brand new book version of that golden oldie. Read more "Motown Baby Books"
  • Old Mother Hubbard and the Dog Days

    August 27, 2002

    Old Mother Hubbard and the Dog Days
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Old-Mother-Hubbard-and-The-Dog-Days.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/27/2002 Old Mother Hubbard and the Dog Days Transcript Here we are, in the midst of the summer dog days and I ...
  • The Jasmine Flower

    August 26, 2002

    The Jasmine Flower
    You’re hearing part of the traditional “Anthem of Parents” sung by the Beijing Angelic Choir from their recent CD, “The Jasmine Flower.” Read more "The Jasmine Flower"
  • World Playground II

    August 23, 2002

    World Playground II
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/World-Playground-II-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/23/2002 World Playground II Transcript It’s American Dance Week, and if you doh-see-doh through almost any of our urban neighborhoods today, you’re likely ...
  • George Herriman and Krazy Kat

    August 22, 2002

    George Herriman and Krazy Kat
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/George-Herriman-and-Krazy-Kat.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 8/22/2002 George Herriman Transcript The whimsical music you’re hearing is from John Alden Carpenter’s ballet “Krazy Kat,” that was inspired by George Herriman’s ...
  • The Jack Tales

    August 21, 2002

    The Jack Tales
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Everyman-of-Childhood-Jack.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 8/21/2002 The Jack Tales Transcript Everyone knows about Jack. For he is the most popular boy in children’s literature. From Jack Be Nimble ...
  • Spy Kids, the Phenomenon

    August 20, 2002

    Spy Kids, the Phenomenon
    That’s a scene from the first “Spy Kids” movie, one of the surprise hits of last summer, when the kids, Carmen and Juni Cortez, discover that their parents are really spies. Read more "Spy Kids, the Phenomenon"
  • Orville Wright

    August 19, 2002

    Orville Wright
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Orville-Wright-Child-Tinkerer.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/19/2002 Orville Wright Transcript Even as a young child, Orville was interested in tinkering and trying new things. On the morning of his ...
  • Inventions: Tivoli Gardens

    August 15, 2002

    Inventions: Tivoli Gardens
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Tivoli-Gardens-The-First-Theme-Park.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/15/2002 Tivoli Gardens Transcript Tivoli Gardens — the famous amusement park in Denmark, which took its name from a much older Tivoli Gardens ...
  • First Video Games

    August 14, 2002

    First Video Games
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/First-Video-Games.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 8/14/2002 First Video Games Transcript The first video game, which came out in the 1970s, was a virtual tennis game made of ...
  • William Goldman & The Princess Bride

    August 12, 2002

    William Goldman & The Princess Bride
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/William-Goldman-and-The-Princess-Bride.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 8/12/2002 William Goldman Transcript The Chicago Tribune once called William Goldman “Just about the biggest, the best, the most successful writer in ...
  • Latin Lullaby

    August 9, 2002

    Latin Lullaby
    You’re hearing the Texas-based singer Tish Hinojosa, with her lovely cradle song, “A la nanita nana,” from “Latin Lullaby” — one of the remarkable series of lullaby CDs produced by Celestial Arts. Read more "Latin Lullaby"
  • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

    August 8, 2002

    Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Marjorie-Kinnan-Rowlings-.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 8/8/2002 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Transcript Certain writers are known for their sense of place. There is Mark Twain and his muddy brown, ...
  • Clowning Around

    August 6, 2002

    Clowning Around
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Clowning-Around-International-Clown-Week.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 8/6/2002 Clowning Around Transcript The summer before fifth grade, my friend Billy Tutwiler and I decided we wanted to be rich. We ...
  • On the Way to Candyland

    August 5, 2002

    On the Way to Candyland
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/On-the-Way-to-Candyland.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/5/2002 679-08663996 © Masterfile Royalty-Free Model Release: Yes Property Release: No Young woman chewing gum, close up. On the Way to Candyland Transcript In 2000, the last ...
  • Emily Bronte

    July 30, 2002

    Emily Bronte
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Emily-Bronte-A-Writers-Beginnings.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 7/30/2002 Emily Bronte Transcript Emily Brontë wrote just one novel in her relatively short life, Wuthering Heights. But what ...
  • William Hanna and the Hanna Barbera Story

    July 29, 2002

    William Hanna and the Hanna Barbera Story
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/William-Hanna-Yabba-Dabba-Do.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 7/29/2002 William Hanna and the Hanna Barbera Story Transcript Today we celebrate the birthday of William Hanna who, along with his partner, ...
  • Maxfield Parrish

    July 25, 2002

    Maxfield Parrish
    Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Maxfield-Parrish-Visionary-Artist.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 7/25/2002 Maxfield Parrish Transcript Maxfield Parrish was the most popular artist in America in the early decades of the 20th century. In ...