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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 2, 20222 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
May 14, 20223 min read
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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,...
JoAnne Saldanha
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 24, 20223 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Batting with Girl Power...Loki Takes Guard.
The reason I picked this book for the school library, is because of a former student who plays in the Tamil Nadu, U21 woman’s cricket...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 10, 20223 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 24, 20223 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 13, 20213 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 6, 20212 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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