JoAnne Saldanha3 days ago6 minFamilies 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...
JoAnne Saldanha4 days ago3 minYangdol...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...
JoAnne SaldanhaApr 32 minBooks take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, CordobaOn a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...
JoAnne SaldanhaMar 243 minCoral 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaMar 172 minSinging in the LibrarySinging 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaMar 83 min22 Women and Girls from my Bookshelf who inspire me, this Woman's day 2022Quite honestly, I don’t really get Woman’s Day. Other than a bunch of discounts and special brunches, fancy ‘award’ ceremonies and being...
JoAnne SaldanhaMar 25 minWhy 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......
JoAnne SaldanhaMar 17 minShould 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 213 minWho 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 153 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 123 minPositive messages from Negative CatWorld Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...
JoAnne SaldanhaJan 283 minWhat does the Constitution mean to us?We the Children of IndiaWhen 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJan 38 minFARTS, 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaDec 2, 20216 min25 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaNov 22, 20213 minThose Book WomenDuring the Great Depression, to help aid and educate the people affected in eastern Kentucky, one of the parts of Appalachia which was...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 25, 20213 minAmrita Shergil...born to be an artistThere are times as an educator, when the children’s comments can make it painfully clear that you have not thought out or planned the...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 22, 20212 minJust 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....
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 11, 20215 minThe Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian ArtThe 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 6, 20212 minWhat Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's BooksJoe was engrossed in playing pirates at the park. There were sharks and crocodiles he had to deal with, who were no match for a...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 5, 20214 minSnakes 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...