India Crate
In this Atlas Crate, you can play Snakes & Ladders, create a rangoli, and explore India!
"Did you know that, traditionally, there are six seasons here? I guess India has so much weather, four seasons can't contain it all!"
Explore:
- Snakes & Ladders Game
- Making Rangoli
- The Taj Mahal
Fun Facts
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- In the Indian state of Kerala, elephants play an important role in temple festivals. To help them prepare for this work, some elephants get spa treatments! When pachyderms get pampered, they eat healthy snacks, take refreshing baths, and get relaxing massages.
Wildlife: Elephants
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- India is called the Land of Spices because it produces 75% of the world's spice, more varieties than any other nation on earth. In fact, if you've got a spice rack in your kitchen, you've probably got a little bit of India in your house right now!
Food: Spice
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- It may look like a forest, but these woods are actually the above-ground roots of one enormous old tree. The Great Banyan tree is at least 250 years old. Even though its central trunk was removed in the 1920s, the remaining roots and branches are still growing. They cover an area bigger than four football fields!
Awesomeness: The Great Banyan
Cool books
Monkey: A Trickster Tale From India
Told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
A classic folk tale of India, told by an award-winning author and illustrator. Monkey wants the delicious mangoes on the island across the river, but he can't swim. Devious, sharp-toothed Crocodile offers to take Monkey on his back. Find out how clever Monkey manages to get the yummy mangoes without becoming a snack himself!
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