Rooster Raga at Auxilium, Carona- Aldona
(Posted by Flavia Ferrao) One Wednesday after noon, at 12.15pm to be precise, Std. IV were waiting expectantly at the door of the library for their class. Sheena had prepared many surprises for them in her own inimitable style. On a bench by the door each of them had to locate their notebook which contained […]
To Like the Book or Not Like the Book….this is the question.
In light of our recent and ongoing discussions and wonderings about ‘book selection’ and the process that goes into discerning a good book from an okay book and these two from maybe a not-so-good-book; I’ve been trying to pay more attention to asking the kids questions about to describe their books and perhaps what they […]
Wacky Wednesday
(Posted by Flavia Ferrao) It is the Library in Schools (LiS) program that has brought meaning to Dr. Seuss’ legendary vocabulary for me, until now; there were a whole lot of nonsense words, most of the time. As far as our sessions in Auxilum, Carona were concerned, the 18th of December 2013, was Wacky Wednesday. […]
…and we heard Mala’s Silver Anklets!
CHIK CHIK CHUM!!! CHIK CHIK CHUM!!!! The students were amazed to see and hear the sound of the silver anklets in the classroom. With the excitement and inattentiveness of the students Sheena and I managed to settle them and a new book was introduced to them. The illustrations of Mala’s Silver Anklets brought the smiles […]
All Girls
I went to an all girls school, an all girls college and now find I am doing a library program in an all girls school ! Every where I look .. girls. The atmosphere and energy of an ‘all’ girls school IS different. Sheena has been confronting me with what seems like stereotypes, but in […]
Reading in Your School, Mae dos Pobres
A bright Tuesday morning. The team is zipping down to Nuvem earlier then usual. Today is no regular LiS day at Mae dos Pobres….today is the Reading in your School event. We called ahead to let the principal; Vilma Henriques; know that we are already on our way. We are excited. They are excited (she […]
Biblioburro
We enlarged our copy of Biblioburro. This is a significant act for BW. We enlarge only those books that the team ( opinionated and outspoken!) agree upon. So when Jeannette Winter’s Biblioburro, a true story about Luis Soriano and Alpha and Beto made it to the ‘ blown up’ status the book itself begins to […]
Reading in the Park – Aldona
We planned and slotted a day for a RiP. RiPs at Bookworm do not mean anyone is dead or dying . A RiP is a life surging energising Reading in the Park initiative. If you have a park, we will read in it. This being the mission, we chose Aldona, our new village of adoption. […]
Who ya gonna call
With respect to Ray Parker Jr If there’s somethin’ strange in your LiS class Who ya gonna call Dr. Nandita If it’s somethin’ woerd an’ it don’t look good Who ya gonna call Dr. Nandita If it need some sense and it is so real Who ya gonna call Dr. Nandita and so we did. […]
Bookworm……decoded!
If you ever spend a day at Bookworm, you might feel the need to keep a dictionary close at hand. You’ll soon find that Bookworm talk is no ordinary speak. “What’s your RA selection?” “Who is the RP for MOP today?” “Is your LP done? What’s the Ext Act.?” ‘E, What’s your food idea for […]