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.
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 year that we have any figures for, American children and young people under 18 devoured a little […]
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 a novel it was, and it’s impassioned, romantic reach has extended far beyond the bleak Yorkshire moors where that dark story […]
Bill Roberson Just Keeps On Singing
That’s Bill Roberson, the California-based folksinger, with an episode from his “Gripe and Grumpy Blues” on his CD for young people and families, “Keep On Singing” from Hermit Crab Music.
Junk Food
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Junk-Food.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 7/22/2002 Junk Food Transcript I didn’t think that anyone, except the advertising agencies, would think of making up jingles about all those things we try to get our children not to want to eat all the time. But that’s just […]
Kids, Cars, and Campfires
That’s the incomparable Guy Davis with part of his “New Shoes” — a song that’s sure to make the miles or the hours go by a whole lot faster this summer.
Henry David Thoreau Hikes
The “Henry” and friend the narrator is referring to are bears. And this contest is the simple premise of the lovely Weston Woods film version of D. B. Johnson’s award-winning picture book, Henry Hikes to Fitchburg.
Shout, Girl, Shout and Shake, Rattle and Roll
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Shout-Girl-Shout-Shake-Rattle-and-Roll.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 7/10/2002 Shout, Girl, Shout and Shake, Rattle and Roll Transcript If your children are old enough to be really into rock and roll, and it’s one of those summer days when even their favorite sounds have gotten a little boring, […]
Miss Jenia Jones
You’re hearing a very scratchy portion of the folksong, “Miss Jenia Jones,” from one of the first multi-media packages for children, the Bubble Book from 1918.
