First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Southern Asia


In the River Ganges.^45


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Raipur


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Kathkali Dancer

Tiger

Indian elephant

Snake charmer

Tuna fish

Mullet

Common lobster

Coconut tree and coconut

Thresher shark

Chennai (Madras)

COLOMBO

Sri Lanka


Andaman Islands (India)


Nicobar Islands (India)


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Sea


Tea leaves

Fishing boat

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Indian dancer?


Classical


dancers use movements of their bodies to tell ancient stories.Ganges river dolphin?


This


Lapis lazuli? dolphin is almost blind and finds its way in muddy water by sound.


This precious


stone was once used to make brilliant, sky-blue paint.


Can you find...


The MonsoonSouthern Asia is normally hot and dry, but every summer it pours down for weeks. This


rainy season, called the monsoon, helps farmers


grow crops like rice.


Trichur

Calicut

Jaffna

Vijayawada

Kandy
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