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Plants—Our Friends

Plants give us many things which we need everyday. So they are

called our friends. They give us food. They keep the air clean. Trees

give us shade and protect us from heat. We make medicines and oils

from plants. Wood is used to make furniture. Look at the pictures to

know about two useful things we get from plants.

tea and coffee banana leaf used as a plate

Draw the things whose names are given below. They come
Light
Up Your from plants. What are these things used for?
Thinking Art and Cra

paper co on/wool juice

Words to Know

root: the part of a plant below the surface of the Earth

stem: the stalk of a plant or tree

protect: to keep somebody/something safe

Wind-up

• Plants are living things. They need sunlight, water, air and

soil to grow.

• Plants can be tree, shrub or herb.

• A plant has many parts—root, stem, leaf, bud, flower, etc.

• Plants are our green friends. They give us many things.

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