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    Families and Food...culture, connections, stories.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 3 days ago
    • 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...
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    Yangdol...a lyrical, moving read.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 4 days ago
    • 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...
    50
    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...
    70
    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...
    121
    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...
    260
    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......
    310
    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...
    380
    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...
    242
    'Twosday' Pairings...Kiss the Cow & Lakshmi the Water Buffalo Who Would'nt.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 15
    • 3 min

    'Twosday' Pairings...Kiss the Cow & Lakshmi the Water Buffalo Who Would'nt.

    ‘TWOSDAY PAIRS' Making connections is how we comprehend what we are reading, helping us get a deeper understanding, scaffolding our...
    170
    Positive messages from Negative Cat
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 12
    • 3 min

    Positive messages from Negative Cat

    World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...
    160
    What does the Constitution mean to us?We the Children of India
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jan 28
    • 3 min

    What does the Constitution mean to us?We the Children of India

    When I ask my students about Republic Day, they all have the right answers. They all know that it was the day the Constitution of India...
    291
    FARTS, FANNY AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FAVOURITES ASSOCIATED WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT….SO ON AND SO FORTH.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jan 3
    • 8 min

    FARTS, FANNY AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FAVOURITES ASSOCIATED WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT….SO ON AND SO FORTH.

    This post was written for the Bookwallis theme 'Freewheeling Freewheelers...finding “F” in Children’s Books': 2 December, 2020 There is...
    120
    25 Meaningful Christmas Books
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 6 min

    25 Meaningful Christmas Books

    Maybe it’s because I have grown children, or maybe it’s because I’ve grown up celebrating Christmas, but for some reason I cringe every...
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    Those Book Women
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Those Book Women

    During the Great Depression, to help aid and educate the people affected in eastern Kentucky, one of the parts of Appalachia which was...
    160
    Amrita Shergil...born to be an artist
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Amrita Shergil...born to be an artist

    There are times as an educator, when the children’s comments can make it painfully clear that you have not thought out or planned the...
    300
    Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.

    Week 3 of Term 2 and we continue with the Art Theme in the library, exploring Indian art and artists through books. It hasn't been easy....
    120
    The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art

    The new term started at the end of September and I knew exactly what I was going to be doing. Last term's theme on Art and Artists had...
    412
    What Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's Books
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    What Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's Books

    Joe was engrossed in playing pirates at the park. There were sharks and crocodiles he had to deal with, who were no match for a...
    250
    Snakes in Indian Children's Literature
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Snakes in Indian Children's Literature

    (Sharing a post which first featured on the Sustainability Next blog on September 27, 2021) Ophidiophobia or fear of snakes, is one of...
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