The AMAZON RIVER in SOUTH AMERICA is the largest river in the world by water volume. It is the second longest river after the Nile River. People have built cities and villages along the banks of the river, so the main way to travel is by boat. Inspiration for this lesson was the book Along the Tapajós
by Fernando Vilela, which follows the story of a brother and sister who live in a community along the Tapajos River (a major tributary of the Amazon River) in Brazil where their home is on stilts and they travel by boat everywhere they go, even to school!

The children in Year 2 embraced this lesson and used a variety of techniques, including painting and collage to create these AMAZING AMAZON pictures.