Tag: National Geographic
Little One, the Earliest Child
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-One-The-Earliest-Child.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/23/2007 Little One, the Earliest Child Transcript The hair of the child is black and whispy, spiked, really, and her half moon of a mouth has broken into a smile that shows her few small teeth and that furrows her brow with crinkles that […]
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/From-Afghanistan-to-Zimbabwe.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/7/2005 From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe Transcript It’s Geography Awareness Week, and already young people around the country are gearing up for the big National Geographic Bee in which students from fourth through eighth grades test their knowledge of the world’s geography each year. More […]
Conversation with Adrienne Yorinks
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Adrienne-Yorinks-and-Her-Quilt-of-States.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 9/22/2005 Conversation with Adrienne Yorinks Transcript The well-known quilt artist Adrienne Yorinks has a remarkable new book out called Quilt of States. Recess commentator Susan Raab spoke with Ms. Yorinks about the book and the creative process of her fabric art illustrations at this year’s […]
A Cool Drink of Water
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Cool-Drink-of-Water.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/22/2005 A Cool Drink of Water Transcript It’s the beginning of summer and as the weather gets hotter and hotter, we’ll be all looking for the subject of a new book by Barbara Kerley — A Cool Drink of Water — from the National Geographic Society. […]
An Atlas for the Holidays
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/An-Atlas-for-the-Holidays.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/17/2004 An Atlas for the Holidays Transcript The shelves and display tables at book and discount stores are overloaded with children’s books during the holidays. One hardly knows where to begin: there are new series of books for younger children that are meant to […]