The Book
NEPtune The World Around Us is a new series of books designed for Classes 1-5, based on the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework 2023. Through its interdisciplinary approach, the series fulfils the curricular goals and learning outcomes of The World Around Us domain, relating concepts in Environmental Studies, basic Science and Social Science to real life. It helps children to make connections between the environment and human society, and acquire the skills, values and dispositions they need to be responsible and caring in thought and action.
The series comes as a package that includes for classes 1 to 5:
- Students’ Textbooks
- Students’ Smart App
- Teachers’ Resource Manuals
- Orient BlackSwan Teachers’ Portal with Smart Books
The Author(s)
Maheshwari Natarajan
(Hon DLitt, MA, MEd, PGDGC, PGD in Educational Management)
Former Vice Principal, Vidya Mandir, Chennai
Retd. Founder Principal, Vidya Mandir Estancia
Director, Agurchand Manmull Jain School, Chennai
Vasumathy Srinivasan
(MA, BEd, PGD in Education Management,
MBA Education Management)
Former Senior Principal & Academic Head,
Vani Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School, Chennai
Sudha Suresh
(MA, BEd, LLB)
Former Vice Principal, Vidya Mandir
Senior Secondary School, Chennai
Digital Features
Students' App 1 to 8
• AR experiences
• QR-linked resources
o Animations
o Audio Support
o Presentations
o Picture Galleries
o Interactive Tasks
Orient BlackSwan Teachers' Portal
with Smart Books
• Concept Animations
• Audio support
• Presentations
• Picture Galleries
• Lesson Plans
• Question Bank with Answers
• Worksheets with Answer Key
• Sample Question Papers
with Answer Key
• Answer Key for Students’ Book
• Question-paper Generator