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    Between the pages of a Book is a FUN place to be.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 4 days ago
    • 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...
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    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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    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...
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    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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    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...
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    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
    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...
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    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...
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    People and Wildlife..True stories from across India
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 16
    • 2 min

    People and Wildlife..True stories from across India

    This post first appeared in on the Sustainibility Next Blog https://sustainabilitynext.in/of-human-animal-co-existence/ “… do step...
    80
    '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...
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    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
    Rooted with 'Savi and the Memory Keeper'
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jan 24
    • 3 min

    Rooted with 'Savi and the Memory Keeper'

    There is so much that I want to say about this book, that I do not know where to begin. How does one take the black colour of grief, mix...
    580
    Grateful for 2021...a reflection.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    Grateful for 2021...a reflection.

    As we approach the end of the year, I cannot help but reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a year of ups and downs, much like the...
    242
    The Nameless God
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Nameless God

    As I began reading Savie Karnel‘s The Nameless God, published by Red Panda, I was sucked into the book. Right from the names of the two...
    170
    Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021

    There was a wonderful buzz around the library this past week. We had read the 3 books shortlisted for the Jarul Book awards over the...
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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
    The Christmas Pig by J.K.Rowling
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Christmas Pig by J.K.Rowling

    Have you ever thought about what happens to all the things you’ve lost? It could be a key, a pen, a book or maybe even a bad habit, a...
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    Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

    As I turned the last page of ‘Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame’ by Supriya Kelkar, I couldn’t help but wonder about what I learnt in my...
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    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...
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