Beauty is Missing...One Day, One Story
It’s the last week of school before the term break and the library is buzzing with the excitement of Pratham books ‘One day, one story',...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 13, 20225 min read
Books,Libraries,Reading and Resistance
(This post first appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page.) It was National Librarian's Day, yesterday 12th August. This is the first of...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 29, 20222 min read
WANTED...Red!!! Little Red Riding Hood
'Twosday' pairs are a hashtag under which I share a pair of books that I have paired for different reasons...posted on a Tuesday. This...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Using a Pair of Books to explore the story of Noah's Ark
Tuesday's are TWOSDAYS here at Myth Aunty, where I explore pairing books in different ways. By pairing books, we not only extend a book...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 25, 20227 min read
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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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 1, 20225 min read
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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JoAnne Saldanha
May 14, 20223 min read
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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JoAnne Saldanha
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 17, 20222 min read
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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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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 1, 20227 min read
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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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 12, 20223 min read
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...
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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
Dec 29, 20214 min read
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...
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