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“Pictures at an Exhibition”

That’s the familiar theme from Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.

“Under the Green Corn Moon”

That’s Lorain Fox singing a traditional Aztec lullaby, “Tu Tu Teschcote,” from a truly remarkable collection of Native American lullabies called “Under the Green Corn Moon: Voices of Native America,” from Silver Wave Records.

“For the Kids”

That’s Steve Page and Ed Robertson singing “La La La La Lemon” from For the Kids, a compilation CD, a portion of the proceeds from which go to benefit the Save the Music Project.

America’s Children

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dance-Dance-Revolution.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 5/15/2003 Dance, Dance, Revolution Transcript Despite all our knowledge about vitamins, foods, and exercise, so many of us are not eating or exercising the right way. Because of our poor habits, childhood obesity and other health problems are on the rise. Luckily, though, some […]

Yoga for Elephants

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Yoga-for-Elephants.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/8/2003 Yoga for Elephants Transcript If you’ve been through all the Babar books by Jean de Brunhoff and his son, Laurent, who has taken over from his father the pleasant task of continuing the adventures of Babar and his family, and if your back […]

Anna Moo’s “Holy Cow”

That’s Anna Moo, with part of “I Am One,” sung in Manadarin Chinese, from her Parents Choice award-winning CD, “Holy Cow!” — “Holy Songs for Children, a Multi-cultural Celebration of Friendship, God, and Spirit.”

Arbor Day in the Jungle

You’re at the beginning of a long, auditory journey brought to you by the composer and sound poet, Michel Redolfi, with percussions by Steve Shehan, flutes by Luc Martinez, and voicings by Adam — from a striking collaboration of visual and acoustic art called Jungles.

Albert Einstein’s Childhood

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Albert-Einsteins-Childhood.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/14/2003 Albert Einstein’s Childhood Transcript Albert Einstein is back, relatively speaking, that is. Einstein is the subject of a group of new books for young people — a picture book and early reader biographies, an imagined interview that a cub reporter has with the […]

Philadelphia Chickens

That’s the actress Laura Linney in one of the show-stopping tunes on Sandra Boynton’s and Michael Ford’s Philadelphia Chickens — their “too-logical zoological musical review.”

Turntable Timmy

That’s Michael Perry rapping part of Turntable Timmy, his new book for all those aspiring young DJs out there, from Free Will Press in San Francisco.