Around the world · Drawing 06 of 32
On an Amazon River
Brazil · South America
A boat travels along an Amazon river. Forest lines the water. Beneath the branches, look for large leaves and climbing vines.
Did you know?
Some Amazon forests flood for part of the year.
Look together
What is floating near the shore?
An idea to try
Draw three differently shaped leaves on another sheet.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Amazonia includes many waterways and different kinds of forest. Seasonal floods cover the ground in some areas. The locator points to Brazil near Manaus; Amazonia also extends into other countries. The boat trip is an imagined scene.
Look together: What is floating near the shore? Draw three differently shaped leaves on another sheet.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- UNESCO: Central Amazon Conservation ComplexPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
