Tag: Kevin Shortsleeve
Children’s Literature from Italy
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Childrens-Literature-from-Italy.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/26/2003 Children’s Literature from Italy Transcript One of the oldest and most influential Italian folk tales is the legend of Cupid and Psyche, as told by the Roman philosopher, Lucius Apuleius who jotted the tale down, in Latin, in the 2nd century ad. The […]
Robin Hood
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Robin-Hood.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/12/2003 Robin Hood Transcript In today’s world, where children have so many events organized for them, where the activities of childhood begin to mountain into a stack of soccer schedules and field trip permissions, you begin to wonder, perhaps, if anyone still plays at […]
Children’s Literature from Poland
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Childrens-Books-from-Poland.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/29/2003 Children’s Literature from Poland Transcript The history of Poland, as well as the history of Polish children’s books, has long been influenced by its un-enviable geographic location between the rising and falling superpowers of Prussia, Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Nazi Germany and most […]
Edgar Allen Poe
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Edgar-Allen-Poe-2.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/21/2003 Edgar Allen Poe Transcript Edgar Allen Poe–as master of the macabre–is not usually considered an author who connects deeply with the concerns of childhood. Poe produced a canon in which death, decay and madness were central themes. Stories like “The Cask of Amontillado” […]
The Other Nutcracker
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Other-Nutcracker.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/23/2002 The Other Nutcracker Transcript Wooden nutcrackers arose from the old German tradition of hanging nuts dipped in goldleaf on a Christmas Tree. Something equally decorative was needed to open these festive nuts. From the fanciful, functional figurines created in the Saxony region of […]
The Unlikely Heroes of Christmas
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Unlikely-Heroes-of-Christmas.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/17/2002 The Unlikely Heroes of Christmas Transcript Christmas traditions and holiday festivities have long been associated with words like Merry, Joy, and Celebration. The word Looser, however, hardly comes to mind when thinking of one’s favorite Christmas Carols. The truth is, though, that one […]
St. George and the Dragon
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/St-George-and-the-Dragon.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/11/2002 St. George and the Dragon Transcript Christmas time is a time for storytelling, and though many countries have their favorite wintertime folk tales–in England–Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas, without the tale of St. George and the Dragon. The Patron Saint of England, St. […]
Walt Disney and Mary Poppins
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Walt-Disney-and-Mary-Poppins.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/5/2002 Walt Disney and Mary Poppins Transcript If one wishes to understand Walt Disney-or at least understand how Walt Disney perceived himself, one might take a close look at the lead character in one of Disney’s most popular productions, Mary Poppins. Mary, like Uncle […]
Monty Python’s Children’s Books
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Monty-Pythons-Childrens-Books.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 11/13/2002 Monty Python’s Children’s Books Transcript You’ve heard of Monty Python, the television show. You’ve probably seen at least one of the Monty Python movies, and its not at all unlikely that a friend has played you one of his Monty Python records over […]
A History of the Whistle
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-History-of-the-Whistle.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 11/6/2002 A History of the Whistle Transcript Should it be any wonder that children love whistles? Whistles are happy – they fit neatly in little hands and little pockets and they endow their bearer with a disproportionate ability to be heard-loud and clear. The […]