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.
- Mohieddin Ellabbad’s Notebook
August 29, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mohieddin-Allabbads-Notebook.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/29/2006 Mohieddin Ellabbad’s Notebook Transcript When Mohieddin Ellabbad was a boy growing up in Cairo, he dreamed of becoming a streetcar conductor — ... - If the Shoe Fits
August 28, 2006
If the Shoe Fits Transcript I once heard an actor say that the first thing he determines when creating a character is his shoes. Once you’ve got the shoes, he said, you know his walk, his posture, what kind ... - Catch That Train with Dan Zanes
August 25, 2006
That’s the beginning of the title song from Dan Zanes and Friends’ new CD, Catch That Train. Read more "Catch That Train with Dan Zanes" - Curing “Nature Deficit Disorder”
August 24, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Curing-Nature-Deficit-Disorder.mp3 Author Linda Stanley Air Date 8/24/2006 Curing “Nature Deficit Disorder” Transcript In today’s fast-paced, hyper-technical world, many children suffer from what Richard Louv, author of Last Child in ... - Ogden Nash
August 23, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ogden-Nash.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 8/23/2006 Ogden Nash Transcript At one time, Ogden Nash “was America’s most popular and most frequently-quoted contemporary poet.” His loyal followers were ... - Kate DiCamillo
August 22, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Talking-with-Kate-diCamillo.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/22/2006 Kate DiCamillo Transcript At this year’s Book Expo, Recess correspondent Susan Raab spoke with the award-winning author Kate DiCamillo about her most recent ... - Folk Playground
August 18, 2006
This collection is a quadruple scoop of songs that you can’t get enough of — like that favorite food of summertime, served up by Trout Fishing in America. Read more "Folk Playground" - Sandra Boynton
August 17, 2006
That’s Bluestraveler with the opening from the title song for Dog Train from Sandra Boynton, the best-selling author and illustrator of children’s books, greeting cards, and most recently, the producer of delightfully funny and sophisticated book and music fusions like The Philadelphia Chickens. Read ... - Ranger Rick
August 16, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ranger-RIck-Magazine.mp3 Author Lisa Dusenberry Air Date 8/16/2006 Ranger Rick Transcript Have you ever wondered whether insects get sick? Or what the world’s strongest animal is? Well, according to ... - Annie Oakley
August 15, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Annie-Oakley.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/15/2006 Annie Oakley Transcript In her lifetime, Annie Oakley was idolized for her skill as a sharp shooter. Since her death in ... - The Partridge Family
August 14, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Partridge-Family.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 8/14/2006 The Partridge Family Transcript In April 1957, Ricky Nelson picked up a guitar on an episode of Ozzie and Harriet and began to ... - International Youth Day
August 10, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-UNs-First-International-Youth-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/10/2006 International Youth Day Transcript Here’s an astonishing statistic: about one sixth of the world’s six billion people — that’s a billion ... - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
August 8, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Marjorie-Kinnan-Rowlings-and-The-Yearling.mp3 Author Patrick Ryan Air Date 8/8/2006 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Transcript Today, August 8th, marks the 110th anniversary of the birthday of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pulitzer Prize winning ... - Inventing Away in August
August 7, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Inventing-Away-in-August-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/7/2006 Inventing Away in August Transcript It’s National Inventors’ Month, and my guess is that’s because August is the peak month for vacations. ... - Tale of Tales
August 3, 2006
You’re listening to a little of the lullaby that opens up Russian animator Jiri Norstein’s animated short film Tale of Tales. Read more "Tale of Tales" - Those Tenacious Cooties
August 1, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Those-Tenacious-Cooties.mp3 Author Lisa Dusenberry Air Date 8/1/2006 Those Tenacious Cooties Transcript “Circle, circle, dot, dot, now you have a cootie shot!” Using your index finger, draw a circle on ... - Summer Camp
July 26, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Summer-Camp.mp3 Author Linda Stanley Air Date 7/26/2006 Summer Camp Transcript The lengthening days of summer bring with them a brief reprieve from normal routines for many parents and ... - Another Backyard
July 20, 2006
Today, Barry Stewart Mann brings us a story about neighbors, backyards, and memories. Read more "Another Backyard" - The Beach
July 11, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Beach.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 7/11/2006 The Beach Transcript I’m thinking about what the beach meant to me as a kid. Let’s say the most important thing first. ... - Sophie’s World
July 6, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Sophies-World.mp3 Author Marissa Noel Air Date 7/6/2006 Sophie’s World Transcript Until I read Jostein Gaarder’s novel, Sophie’s World, I don’t think I realized how little I knew about ...