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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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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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....
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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...
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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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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Art IS Everywhere
Art Theme Week 10 We have just one more week of school before we break for holidays. With Pratham’s One Day, one story, scheduled for the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Bena's Summer...a bright, beautiful read.
Remember a drive in an Ambassador? Big and comfortable, wrapping you in its sturdy, towelled seat warmth, shielding you from the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Postbox Kashmir - Two Lives in Letters
As we celebrate 'freedom' this Independence day, at a time when freedom is compromised and comes with conditions, I read a book that make...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Cumulative tales...a Chain of Fun!!!
"Perhaps she'll die!!!....Ha! Ha! Ha!!!" Rather inappropriate chant to hear in todays's politically correct world, right? I'm sure this...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Nani's Walk to the Park
My first glance through ‘Nani’s walk to the park’, written and illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, I thought, ‘hmmm sweet book, nice for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 16, 2021
- 7 min
Journeying with Jamlo
The one in which I share our journey with the book Jamlo Walks by Samina Mishra, illustrated by Tariq Aziz and published by Penguin,...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Thukpa for all
9 July, 2019 Years ago, on one of my trips to Calcutta, a Bhutanese friend took me to a street not very far from my hotel. On this...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 20, 2021
- 1 min
A Tribute to the Fathers on my Bookshelf this Father's Day
There aren’t many picture books in which we notice Father’s, Dad’s, Daddy’s, Appa’s, Abba’s, Papa’s, Dada’s, Pitaji’s or any other name...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 18, 2021
- 8 min
Books about Refugees and why our Children need to read them.
(I wrote this article in October 2020 on The Bookwallis Facebook page as part of a series...Voicing the Silent(ces) in Children's...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
A Cup of Noon Chai and a Library of Stories.
Give me a book about stories and I’m happy. Give me a book about stories and family connections...and I’m thrilled! Give me a book about...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Daisy Dolls
Every once in a while I come across a book that seems so sublime, that I wonder if it was written just for me. I don’t like pegging an...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Diverse India Theme and Library Display
29 January, 2020 This term its all about Indian stories...especially our folktales. . During our library sessions we talked about how...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
A Saree for Ammi...filled with learning opportunities.
Ammi weaves the most beautiful sarees in the world, Abba is a pro at dyeing the threads and the children help out where ever they can....
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
'The Village with a Long Name' stretches our imaginations.
While the curly whirly script on the sign boards belie the fact that this book may be set in a village in South India, I felt villages...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Stories from Orissa and the connections my students made.
While I’ve been posting about all kinds of books, our Indian Folk Tale theme has been continuing at the school library. Last week we were...
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