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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 2, 20225 min read
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......
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 15, 20223 min read
'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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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 10, 20223 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 24, 20223 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 3, 20228 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 22, 20213 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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