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Blog Post: A Lesson Plan For Indian Cultural Diversity in The Blue Umbrella

Being a future educator, I am always looking for ideas and literature I can use in my own classroom one day. After reading The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond, I wanted to create a lesson plan for elementary school children,…

Book Review: Umbrella or Olive Branch?

The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond is a children’s fiction book that explores the importance of being kind, even when it is inconvenient to oneself. The Blue Umbrella is set in India in a small village in the mountains. The…