Animation of “South Florida” by Natalie Garcia

Tue, Jun 23, 2009

: Self-portrait by fourth grader Natalie Garcia

Natalie Garcia was a runner-up in the children’s category of Write South Florida, Under the Sun’s unpublished writers contest, with her story, “South Florida.” Assistant producer Kenny Malone channeled the beloved Reading Rainbow to create this animated version of Natalie’s story. Natalie provided the narration and drawings. LeVar Burton would be proud.

Funding for this episode provided by a grant from The Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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