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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Hello, Lighthouse!! A captivating, compelling read.
‘On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world, stands a lighthouse. It is built to last forever.’ Hello, Lighthouse  ...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 1, 20243 min read
An Exhibition of Bookish Art
This banner features titles beginning with the coordinating alphabet from our collection in the library As a Library Educator, I am...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 30, 20243 min read
The Preamble to the Constitution in the Library
My work requires me to often travel and interact with children, teachers and parents. I often see schools and school libraries tick all...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Oppenheimer and the Butter Battle Book
Tuesday's are 'twosdays' over on my @mythaunty Instagram account, when I share two books that I've shared for a particular reason. This...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 19, 20232 min read
Library Love during Valentine's Week
With commercial Valentine’s day messages bombarding us all across different media, it is only natural for the children to want to...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Nurturing Writers in the Library
When I shared author Jerry Pinto’s reel on Instagram yesterday, I remembered that I had brought home a new ‘book’ from school, one that I...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Library Fun...Six Word Memoirs
Last week in the library, we had fun with ‘six word memoirs’, which have popularly been attributed to Hemingway. Hemingway, as you know...
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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
Sep 14, 20212 min read
The Joy of Art...The Museum by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds
It was the last week of the first term and I had wound up the first part of our art theme. Plans for the next term are underway, books...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Making a Mark with The Dot
15September, 2019 Did you know that today, September 15th, is International Dot Day? All over the world, educators are sharing the book...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 20, 20212 min read
Starry-eyed with Van Gogh
Many requests for ‘Starry Night’ moved one artist up the list of books chalked out for our art theme. A few seemed familiar with the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 21, 20212 min read
The Magic of a True Story...and trash!
Week 3 of the Art Theme that I've been doing with my elementary students this term. Last week my younger elementary students were...
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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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