Around the world · Drawing 06 of 32
On a River in the Amazon
Brazil · South America
A boat travels along a river in the Amazon. 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.
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. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- UNESCO: Central Amazon Conservation ComplexPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Page prepared on October 2, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Around the World to Colour
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