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    Miss Moore Thought Otherwise
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 5 days ago
    • 3 min

    Miss Moore Thought Otherwise

    Imagine the turn of the 20th century. Boys, getting far more precedence than girls, when it came to education and opportunities. Children...
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    Books,Libraries,Reading and Resistance
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 6 days ago
    • 5 min

    Books,Libraries,Reading and Resistance

    (This post first appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page.) It was National Librarian's Day, yesterday 12th August. This is the first of...
    24 views1 comment
    Music in Difficult times...a Reading Journey.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Aug 1
    • 8 min

    Music in Difficult times...a Reading Journey.

    (This post was first written in two parts for The Bookswallis Facebook Page) Twenty years from now, if someone asks me about how I...
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    WANTED...Red!!! Little Red Riding Hood
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 29
    • 2 min

    WANTED...Red!!! Little Red Riding Hood

    'Twosday' pairs are a hashtag under which I share a pair of books that I have paired for different reasons...posted on a Tuesday. This...
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    Using a Pair of Books to explore the story of Noah's Ark
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 5
    • 3 min

    Using a Pair of Books to explore the story of Noah's Ark

    Tuesday's are TWOSDAYS here at Myth Aunty, where I explore pairing books in different ways. By pairing books, we not only extend a book...
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    Fish in a Tree
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 3
    • 2 min

    Fish in a Tree

    Ally Nickerson has changed seven schools in seven years. In each of the schools she spends most of her time at the principals office, as...
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    Growing with Yoga...a book to stretch through.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 3
    • 2 min

    Growing with Yoga...a book to stretch through.

    I LOVE yoga and I LOVE children’s books. . When both of them come together, I cannot be the posture-holding, slow breathing yogi. As the...
    20 views0 comments
    Between the pages of a Book is a FUN place to be.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 25
    • 7 min

    Between the pages of a Book is a FUN place to be.

    If you are reading this post, the chances are that you believe and probably even know that reading and books hold a certain magic, that...
    67 views0 comments
    Wilderness Card Game...Educational and Fun!!
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 2
    • 2 min

    Wilderness Card Game...Educational and Fun!!

    I was waiting for this to arrive, following the updates from it's creators on social media . This one is for the school library…A...
    6 views0 comments
    Reading Across Genres
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 1
    • 5 min

    Reading Across Genres

    To have learned something for the child, is only a point of departure - Maria Montessori If there is one thing that stands out in the...
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    FOOD is...sitting around the table telling STORIES
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • May 18
    • 7 min

    FOOD is...sitting around the table telling STORIES

    Taking on from my previous post about food and families, when I think of families sitting around a table, I think about them sharing food...
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    Families and Food...culture, connections, stories.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • May 15
    • 6 min

    Families and Food...culture, connections, stories.

    Today, !5th May, is world Family Day. Sharing this post which I had written for The Bookwallis Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/th...
    20 views0 comments
    Yangdol...a lyrical, moving read.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • May 14
    • 3 min

    Yangdol...a lyrical, moving read.

    A version of this review, was first published on the Sustainability Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/a-life-in-nature/ Where does...
    10 views0 comments
    Books take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, Cordoba
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Apr 3
    • 2 min

    Books take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, Cordoba

    On a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...
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    Coral Woman...a dive into India's Coral Reefs.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Mar 24
    • 3 min

    Coral Woman...a dive into India's Coral Reefs.

    This review was written for the Sustainibility Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/a-quest-for-corals/ Uma Mani was an average...
    13 views0 comments
    Singing in the Library
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Mar 17
    • 2 min

    Singing in the Library

    Singing a book…literally, is something I love to do, and I do it often! This however, is one of the first singalong books, that I...
    19 views1 comment
    22 Women and Girls from my Bookshelf who inspire me, this Woman's day 2022
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Mar 8
    • 3 min

    22 Women and Girls from my Bookshelf who inspire me, this Woman's day 2022

    Quite honestly, I don’t really get Woman’s Day. Other than a bunch of discounts and special brunches, fancy ‘award’ ceremonies and being...
    30 views0 comments
    Why Children Should About War/Violence/Conflict (Part 2)
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Mar 2
    • 5 min

    Why Children Should About War/Violence/Conflict (Part 2)

    This post appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page for the theme, Voicing the Silences in Children's Literature. . Read part one here......
    36 views0 comments
    Should Children Read Books about War?(part 1)
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Mar 1
    • 7 min

    Should Children Read Books about War?(part 1)

    This post was originally written for The Bookwallis on Facebook, for the theme 'Voicing the silences in children's literature. Adults...
    41 views0 comments
    Who Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 21
    • 3 min

    Who Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?

    I always look for something deeply meaningful to start the new term or the new year and this one seemed like the perfect read for my...
    27 views2 comments
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