NCERT Book Class 4 Maths Chapter 5 The Way The World Looks

5 The Way The World Looks

Gappu's Air Journey
Gappu was a brave little
mouse. One day, he saw
children playing with a huge
gas balloon. The balloon went
up and touched the roof.
Gappu was thrilled. He got an
idea. Next day, when the children
Oh! There is so much dirt
went to school, Gappu climbed up
on these blades. From
the string of the balloon. He could
below they look so clean.
see the blades of the fan from above.
D Draw how the fan looks from below.
Gappu looked down. He could see the bed, the chair, one table
with newspapers on it and the other table with a bottle, a jug,
fruits etc.
D Look for these things in the photo.

That stupid
Chinky is looking
for cheese. Can't
even see it is kept
on top of the jug.

The story demands a high level of imagination and children need adequate discussion about
how things look differently in shape and size when you see them from different views and
distances. However, the story should not lose its fun element.

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