Looking for the NCERT Class 4 environmental studies book Looking Around? The official textbook has 27 chapters, and every chapter PDF is on this page. All the files are NCERT’s own, hosted on ncert.nic.in.
The PDF alone does not tell you what each chapter teaches, how long it runs or which hands-on activities sit inside it — this page does. Each of the 27 chapters is mapped below with its length, the activities it carries and the ideas it teaches, measured from the book itself.
Download the Class 4 Environmental Studies (Looking Around) PDF
Every file in the table is NCERT’s own textbook PDF, hosted on ncert.nic.in. For the whole book in a single file, NCERT’s official textbook page carries the complete Looking Around book alongside these chapter files.
| Ch. | Chapter | Pages | Official PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going to School | 10 | |
| 2 | Ear to Ear | 10 | |
| 3 | A Day with Nandu | 10 | |
| 4 | The Story of Amrita | 7 | |
| 5 | Anita and the Honeybees | 9 | |
| 6 | Omana's Journey | 6 | |
| 7 | From the Window | 7 | |
| 8 | Reaching Grandmother's House | 6 | |
| 9 | Changing Families | 11 | |
| 10 | Hu Tu Tu, Hu Tu Tu | 7 | |
| 11 | The Valley of Flowers | 12 | |
| 12 | Changing Times | 10 | |
| 13 | A River's Tale | 7 | |
| 14 | Find out | 6 | |
| 15 | From Market to Home | 8 | |
| 16 | Let us have some fun | 10 | |
| 17 | Nandita in Mumbai | 9 | |
| 18 | Too Much Water, Too Little Water | 12 | |
| 19 | Abdul in the Garden | 8 | |
| 20 | Class Party | 8 | |
| 21 | At the Gurudwara | 5 | |
| 22 | The World in my Home | 7 | |
| 23 | From thread to Cloth | 5 | |
| 24 | Dust All Around! | 8 | |
| 25 | Spicy Riddles | 5 | |
| 26 | Defence Officer: Wahida | 6 | |
| 27 | Chuskit Goes to School | 7 |
The Class 4 EVS book at a glance
The whole book, measured from the textbook itself:
- 27 chapters across 216 printed pages — every chapter PDF verified on ncert.nic.in.
- 6 hands-on activities in the whole book — in chapters 1, 3, 5, 15 and 27, with chapter 5 carrying two of them.
- No numbered sections. Looking Around teaches through in-text prompts such as Find out, Let us talk and Think and write, rather than through numbered section headings or end-of-chapter exercise blocks.
Chapter lengths are uneven. The longest chapters, The Valley of Flowers and Too Much Water, Too Little Water, run 12 pages each; the shortest, At the Gurudwara, From thread to Cloth and Spicy Riddles, run 5 pages each.
| Chapter length | Number of chapters | Chapters |
|---|---|---|
| 5 pages | 3 | 21, 23, 25 |
| 6 pages | 4 | 6, 8, 14, 26 |
| 7 pages | 6 | 4, 7, 10, 13, 22, 27 |
| 8 pages | 4 | 15, 19, 20, 24 |
| 9 pages | 2 | 5, 17 |
| 10 pages | 5 | 1, 2, 3, 12, 16 |
| 11 pages | 1 | 9 |
| 12 pages | 2 | 11, 18 |
The bands above sum to 27 chapters and 216 pages.
What each of the 27 chapters teaches
| Ch. | Chapter | Sections | Activities | Figures | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going to School | — | 1 | — | — |
| 2 | Ear to Ear | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | A Day with Nandu | — | 1 | — | — |
| 4 | The Story of Amrita | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Anita and the Honeybees | — | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | Omana's Journey | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | From the Window | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Reaching Grandmother's House | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Changing Families | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Hu Tu Tu, Hu Tu Tu | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | The Valley of Flowers | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Changing Times | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | A River's Tale | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Find out | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | From Market to Home | — | 1 | — | — |
| 16 | Let us have some fun | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nandita in Mumbai | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Too Much Water, Too Little Water | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Abdul in the Garden | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Class Party | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | At the Gurudwara | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | The World in my Home | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | From thread to Cloth | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Dust All Around! | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Spicy Riddles | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Defence Officer: Wahida | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Chuskit Goes to School | — | 1 | — | — |
What do the columns count? A section is one of NCERT’s own numbered headings — Looking Around has none, because learning runs through stories and activity prompts. An activity is a hands-on task printed inside a chapter; a question would be an end-of-chapter exercise, and this book uses discussion prompts like Find out and Talk about it instead.
The numbers stay small across the whole book precisely because the design is story- and prompt-based.
Chapter 1: Going to School (pp. 1-10)
Children reach school by very different routes — bamboo bridges, trolleys, bicycles, snowy paths and rocky trails — and each way teaches how the place we live shapes our daily life.
Chapter 2: Ear to Ear (pp. 11-20)
Some animals hear with ears on the head, others with skin that feels sound or other hearing organs — and sorting them all out comes with a make-your-own-bird craft.
Chapter 3: A Day with Nandu (pp. 21-30)
A day in the life of Nandu, a young elephant — waking, eating, bathing and playing — is set beside a child’s own routine so readers can compare the two.
Chapter 4: The Story of Amrita (7 pages)
Amrita stands in front of the trees to protect them from the king’s men, showing how one person’s courage can save the trees a whole village depends on.
Chapter 5: Anita and the Honeybees (pp. 38-46)
Anita moves from a dream of school to running her own bee-keeping work — a chapter about turning what you love into a living, and the only one in the book that carries two hands-on activities.
Chapter 6: Omana’s Journey (pp. 47-52)
A train journey told as Omana’s diary of stations, fellow passengers and food, showing how much of India can be seen from one moving train.
Chapter 7: From the Window (pp. 53-59)
Watching from the train window as hills, rivers, fields and stations slide past makes the changing scenery itself the lesson.
Chapter 8: Reaching Grandmother’s House (pp. 60-65)
Planning the journey against a real timetable — the 16635 Gandhidham Nagercoil Express — teaches children to read departure, arrival and station information for themselves.
Chapter 9: Changing Families (11 pages)
Families grow and change through a new baby, a wedding, a move to a new place and a parent going back to school, and children are invited to talk about their own feelings at each change.
Chapter 10: Hu Tu Tu, Hu Tu Tu (pp. 77-83)
The game of kabaddi, weightlifter Karnam Malleshwari and a family of three sporting sisters together show girls claiming their place in sport.
Chapter 11: The Valley of Flowers (pp. 84-95)
A close look at flowers as food, medicine, colour and craft, ending with granny’s recipe that puts petals to use.
Chapter 12: Changing Times (10 pages)
One family’s big move and rebuilt house becomes the lens for how homes, neighbourhoods and daily life change across a generation.
Chapter 13: A River’s Tale (pp. 106-112)
A river tells its own story, from a clean mountain start to polluted water downstream, with a simple try-this experiment children can do with water.
Chapter 14: Find out (pp. 113-118)
Sowing seeds, watching sprouts appear, tending the growing plants and finally an onion crop — the chapter asks children to observe how a plant grows from seed to harvest.
Chapter 15: From Market to Home (8 pages)
A vegetable seller’s daily market round, from buying at night to selling in the bazaar, ends with a vegetable-sorting activity that shows where our food comes from.
Chapter 16: Let us have some fun (pp. 127-136)
Why bird feet, bird beaks and animal teeth are shaped the way they are — each form matched to the food it handles, down to a child’s own teeth.
Chapter 17: Nandita in Mumbai (pp. 137-145)
Nandita — first met in Chapter 3 — discovers Mumbai’s water supply, high-rise homes and the worries of a big city, setting city life beside village life.
Chapter 18: Too Much Water, Too Little Water (12 pages)
A three-group water survey in school investigates where water comes from, where it goes, and why some families face floods while others face shortages.
Chapter 19: Abdul in the Garden (pp. 158-165)
Abdul’s garden questions — about roots, stems, some very unusual roots and the law against cutting trees — turn an outing into a first biology lesson.
Chapter 20: Class Party (8 pages)
A Bihu celebration and the mid-day meal show how festivals and shared food bring a class together — and why eating together matters.
Chapter 21: At the Gurudwara (pp. 174-178)
A class visit inside a gurudwara — its community kitchen, shared meal and spirit of service — makes a place of worship a lesson in generosity.
Chapter 22: The World in my Home (pp. 179-185)
Tug-of-war games, Pilloo Aunty’s complaints and strong likes and dislikes — the everyday differences that show how one home holds many opinions together.
Chapter 23: From thread to Cloth (pp. 186-190)
Handloom weaving as a craft in danger, with a find-out task that traces how thread becomes cloth.
Chapter 24: Dust All Around! (pp. 191-198)
Opening with gifts, photographs and a match-the-coins game, the chapter leads children to observe dust at home and outside — where it gathers and what it is made of.
Chapter 25: Spicy Riddles (pp. 199-203)
Spices arrive as riddles of smell, colour and kitchen use, nudging children to think about everyday foods in a new way.
Chapter 26: Defence Officer: Wahida (pp. 204-209)
The story of Wahida, a woman defence officer, opens a career children may never have imagined — and the study, fitness and determination it demands.
Chapter 27: Chuskit Goes to School (pp. 210-216)
Chuskit’s dream of school, her chair and the idea that made the journey possible close the book with a story about friendship and inclusion.
Chapter study pages on this site
Study pages for individual Looking Around chapters live here as they are built, and the list below shows which are ready.
| Ch. | Chapter page |
|---|---|
| 1 | Going to School (coming soon) |
| 2 | Ear to Ear (coming soon) |
| 3 | A Day with Nandu (coming soon) |
| 4 | The Story of Amrita (coming soon) |
| 5 | Anita and the Honeybees (coming soon) |
| 6 | Omana's Journey (coming soon) |
| 7 | From the Window (coming soon) |
| 8 | Reaching Grandmother's House (coming soon) |
| 9 | Changing Families (coming soon) |
| 10 | Hu Tu Tu, Hu Tu Tu (coming soon) |
| 11 | The Valley of Flowers (coming soon) |
| 12 | Changing Times (coming soon) |
| 13 | A River's Tale (coming soon) |
| 14 | Find out (coming soon) |
| 15 | From Market to Home (coming soon) |
| 16 | Let us have some fun (coming soon) |
| 17 | Nandita in Mumbai (coming soon) |
| 18 | Too Much Water, Too Little Water (coming soon) |
| 19 | Abdul in the Garden (coming soon) |
| 20 | Class Party (coming soon) |
| 21 | At the Gurudwara (coming soon) |
| 22 | The World in my Home (coming soon) |
| 23 | From thread to Cloth (coming soon) |
| 24 | Dust All Around! (coming soon) |
| 25 | Spicy Riddles (coming soon) |
| 26 | Defence Officer: Wahida (coming soon) |
| 27 | Chuskit Goes to School (coming soon) |
How to read this book
Looking Around rewards reading in its own order. Four patterns make that order worth keeping:
- Follow the three-chapter journey. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 are one continuous train trip — Omana’s diary, the view from the window, then arrival at grandmother’s house — so they work best read together.
- Track the same child across the book. Nandita appears in two chapters — A Day with Nandu (Chapter 3) and Nandita in Mumbai (Chapter 17) — so the second visit makes most sense after the first.
- Notice the book’s frame. It opens with Going to School and closes with Chuskit Goes to School — two stories about the very different ways children reach school.
- Mind the water thread. A River’s Tale (Chapter 13) and Too Much Water, Too Little Water (Chapter 18) are the two chapters where water is the main character; reading them together shows water as both gift and problem.
One caution for parents and teachers: textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical — check the current official syllabus for what is examinable this session.
Related NCERT book pages
More NCERT books: the NCERT books hub lists every class and subject this site covers. The Class 4 hub gathers all Class 4 textbooks, and the Class 4 Environmental Studies page is where study material for this book collects.
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- The chapter list, page lengths and activity counts on this page describe the NCERT Class 4 Environmental Studies textbook Looking Around and its official chapter PDFs on ncert.nic.in.
- This page covers that single book only, not the full CBSE subject scheme for Class 4.
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Reference: NCERT Class 4 Environmental Studies (Looking Around) textbook, official edition on ncert.nic.in. Activity prompts and section titles quoted from the textbook; page references are to the official PDF.
Frequently asked questions about the Class 4 EVS book Looking Around
How many chapters are in the Class 4 EVS book Looking Around?
The book has 27 chapters across 216 printed pages. Chapters range from 5 pages (At the Gurudwara, From thread to Cloth, Spicy Riddles) to 12 pages (The Valley of Flowers, Too Much Water, Too Little Water). The download table above opens any single chapter.
Is the Looking Around Class 4 PDF on this page the official NCERT book?
Yes. Every chapter link opens NCERT’s own PDF hosted on ncert.nic.in — the same files schools use. NCERT’s official textbook page also carries the complete Looking Around book in one file.
Which Looking Around chapters teach about water?
Water is the main subject of two chapters: A River’s Tale (Chapter 13) and Too Much Water, Too Little Water (Chapter 18). Nandita in Mumbai (Chapter 17) also looks closely at water supply and its worries in a big city.
Which chapter shows a real train journey and timetable?
Chapters 6, 7 and 8 together follow one train journey. Chapter 8, Reaching Grandmother’s House, gets down to the timetable — the 16635 Gandhidham Nagercoil Express — so children learn to read departures, arrivals and stations.
Why do Looking Around chapters end with prompts instead of question sets?
Because the book is built around talking and finding out, not just answering. Instead of numbered exercise sets, chapters weave in prompts such as Find out, Let us talk and Think and write, so learning continues in class and at home.