Tag: Ramona Caponegro
“The Tale of Desperaux” and Forgiveness Day
This description of reconciliation comes from Kate DiCamillo’s novel The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the 2004 John Newbery Medal, but the sentiment is shared by all of those who participate in International Forgiveness Day, which is held each year on the first Sunday of August.
Ramona Quimby
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ramona-Quimby-Turns-50.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 6/30/2005 Ramona Quimby Transcript “‘I am not a pest,’ Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus” in the opening line of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona the Pest, a line that I frequently repeated throughout grade school myself. Sharing the same first name with Ramona Quimby ensured […]
Ice Cream at the Fair
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ice-Cream-at-the-Fair-in-St-Louis-1904.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 6/7/2005 Ice Cream at the Fair Transcript Throughout 2004, the city of St. Louis celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. This historic event was marked by art and history exhibits, musical concerts, and a replica of the fair’s giant […]
National Bike Month
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Bicycle-Works.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 5/27/2005 National Bike Month Transcript As you think back on your own childhood, what stands out as the symbol of freedom and independence? For many kids both past and present, it is the bicycle, with its ability to carry you away from home at […]
Little Men
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-Men-film-review.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro and Jennifer Coenen Air Date 5/17/2005 Little Men Transcript Jennifer: Do you remember those times of neighborhood friendships and clubhouses? Ramona: What about the budding romances? Jennifer: Jennifer: What about the bully on the block? Ramona: Well, filmmaker Vince Vittorio, along with co-director Trey Lineberger, tells […]
Postcard Week
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Simple-Joys-of-the-Postcard.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 5/5/2005 Postcard Week Transcript For many small children, receiving mail is a thrill. They eagerly admire the look of their own names on the front of the envelope or on the back of the postcard, exclaim over the picture or illustrations, and insist on […]