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
Jul 5, 20214 min read
The Noisy Paintbox speaks.
Taking on from our first book, ISH by Peter H. Reynolds which I chose to help my students see that art comes from what we...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Julian joy in Jessica Love's stunning books.
Sometimes one comes across books that are celebrations of individuality...and just sometimes they burst with love and acceptance. I found...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 1, 20213 min read
An art-ISH theme
Every term I like to plan around a theme...the idea usually pops up a few months earlier, often inspired by new books added to my...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 30, 20213 min read
Letter writing and stories.
"Writing to someone, taking the time to craft each letter, to buy a stamp, to select an envelope, to travel to the post office—none of...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Being me and rethinking Be You.
Be You by Peter H Reynolds came highly recommended by someone whose choices I value. So without much hesitation, I ordered it...after all...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 23, 20212 min read
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 21, 20215 min read
Music is all around us
(This post was first published on The Bookwallis Facebook page.) Isn't it just? It is so essential to our lives, yet many of us do not...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 18, 20218 min read
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, 20213 min read
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 13, 20218 min read
Picture Books...a Conduit to Conversations about Death, Loss and Grief.
Yesterday, during an Insta Live session with Redwood Montessori School, I was asked about books dealing with death. I first wrote a post...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 11, 20215 min read
The Lorax and the Patas Monkey
30 September, 2019 Last week, I was invited to give a talk about Dr. Seuss, and as I researched about his sources of inspiration, his...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 11, 20211 min read
Highlighting the Environment through Displays, Books and Stories
10 October, 2019 Harnessing, current events this term we are focusing on protecting our world, by highlighting books about conservation,...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 11, 20213 min read
The Boy at the Back of the Class
November 3, 2019 The empty chair at the back of the class has been there for a while. But then one day, three weeks into school there is...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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 11, 20213 min read
The Book of Hopes
29 September, 2020 As I sat down to prepare for the new term, which started this week, I looked back with pride, amazement and smug...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
'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, 20212 min read
A Tribute to the Women on My Bookshelf.
March 8, 2020 I glanced through my small collection of books at home, I saw some marvellous women hiding between their covers. Some you...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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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