NCERT Books Class 4 Environmental Studies come as two separate official textbooks, both linked below: Looking Around with 27 chapters and Our Wondrous World with 10 chapters. Together they run to 37 chapters across 380 printed pages, and the listing records no separately named syllabus sections for the subject. Use the table that follows to reach the right book and its free official PDF.
The split matters because each book restarts its chapter numbering at Chapter 1. So Chapter 1 is “Going to School” in Looking Around (NCERT, pp. 1–10) and “Our Community” in Our Wondrous World. A chapter number alone cannot tell you which book to open — this page makes the choice quick. The listing is maintained for the 2026-27 academic session.
NCERT Books Class 4 Environmental Studies: which book is which?
One table below names both Class 4 textbooks, their chapter counts and page coverage, and the way into each book’s own page.
| Book | Chapters | Printed pages | Book page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Around Evs | 27 | 216 | Looking Around Evs |
| Our Wonderous World | 10 | 164 | Our Wonderous World |
Which Class 4 science book does CBSE use?
CBSE Class 4 does not have a separate NCERT science textbook in this directory’s index. The plant, animal, water and sky topics a student means by “science” sit inside the two Environmental Studies books. Both are official NCERT publications and both circulate in schools, so which one your school uses is a curriculum choice the school or teacher makes.
Looking Around is the long-standing EVS reader; Our Wondrous World is the newer, NCF-aligned book. The science runs across both: “Ear to Ear” on animals (NCERT, pp. 11–20) and “Omana’s Journey” on travel (NCERT, pp. 47–52) are in Looking Around, while Our Wondrous World opens with “Our Community” and “Exploring Our Neighbourhood”.
“The Valley of Flowers” (NCERT, pp. 84–95) adds a Himalayan study to the Looking Around list. One caution for exam season: textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical — check the current official syllabus.
How to choose the right Class 4 science book for your chapter
Three quick checks tell you which book your chapter is in, without opening a PDF. Run them in order and you will know in under a minute.
- Read the title on the cover. If the book is called Looking Around, your chapter is one of 27; if it is called Our Wondrous World, one of 10.
- Match the chapter name. Child-story chapters such as “Going to School” (NCERT, pp. 1–10), “Anita and the Honeybees” (NCERT, pp. 38–46), “Omana’s Journey” (NCERT, pp. 47–52) and “Chuskit Goes to School” (NCERT, pp. 210–216) sit in Looking Around. Chapters that open with the community, the neighbourhood or the sky sit in Our Wondrous World.
- If you only have a number, use the book’s range. Numbers 1–27 point to Looking Around; numbers 1–10 point to Our Wondrous World. Both ranges restart at 1, so confirm the chapter name as well.
The official PDF filenames give the book away before you open them. Looking Around chapters download as deap files — deap101.pdf through deap127.pdf — while Our Wondrous World chapters download as deev files, deev101.pdf through deev110.pdf.
The mistake to name before you make it: both books have a Chapter 1 and a Chapter 3, so a chapter number alone is ambiguous. Always match the book title AND the chapter name before you begin a homework question.
| Mistake | Correct rule | How to check your answer |
|---|---|---|
| “It says Chapter 1, so it must be the same chapter in both books.” | Both books restart at Chapter 1, so the number alone is ambiguous. | Match the chapter name — “Going to School” is Looking Around, “Our Community” is Our Wondrous World. |
| “There must be a separate Class 4 science book somewhere.” | This directory has no separate NCERT science textbook for Class 4; science topics sit inside the two EVS books. | Read the title on the cover — it will be Looking Around or Our Wondrous World. |
| “The PDF number tells me which book it is.” | The prefix, not the number, gives the book away: deap is Looking Around, deev is Our Wondrous World. | Check the filename before opening — deap101.pdf is Looking Around Chapter 1. |
Five quick examples, then the book pages do the rest:
- If your chapter is “Ear to Ear” or “The Valley of Flowers”, it is Looking Around (NCERT, pp. 11–20 and 84–95).
- If your chapter is “Omana’s Journey” or “From the Window”, it is Looking Around (NCERT, pp. 47–52 and 53–59).
- If your chapter is “A River’s Tale” or “Spicy Riddles”, it is Looking Around (NCERT, pp. 106–112 and 199–203).
- If your chapter is “Our Community” or “Our Sky”, it is Our Wondrous World.
- If your chapter is “Growing up with Nature” or “Health and Well-being”, it is Our Wondrous World.
What each Class 4 science book PDF teaches
Looking Around (27 chapters, running to page 216) is the classic story-led EVS reader. Its chapters follow children and animals — Nandu the elephant, Amrita, Anita and her honeybees, Omana’s train journey, Chuskit — and carry science and social themes such as animals, family, travel, water, food, cloth and community. It is the long-standing NCERT book most CBSE schools have used.
Our Wondrous World (10 chapters, 164 pages) is the newer book. It begins with the child’s own community and neighbourhood, then moves to nature, health, things around us, how things are made, the environment and the sky. It is activity-heavy, carrying 48 of the 54 activities recorded across the subject.
Both PDFs are official and free on ncert.nic.in and are linked in the table above.
Related NCERT book pages
These pages carry the full chapter lists and every free PDF for Class 4. The shortcuts below take you straight to them.
- All NCERT books, every class — start at the books root.
- Class 4 NCERT books hub — every Class 4 subject on one page.
- Looking Around — full chapter list and PDFs.
- Our Wondrous World — full chapter list and PDFs.
Sources and data verification
- Where the figures come from: the official NCERT e-textbook catalogue on ncert.nic.in, which hosts the free chapter PDFs for both books — deap101–deap127 for Looking Around and deev101–deev110 for Our Wondrous World. Chapter counts, page lengths and activity totals are counted from those files.
- Each chapter’s entry shows its length in pages and the number of activities it contains — 54 activities across the two books. Open the linked chapter PDF to see the original NCERT pages with all their illustrations and tables.
- Academic session: this listing is maintained for the 2026-27 academic session against the NCERT editions currently published on ncert.nic.in.
- Who settles what: NCERT settles textbooks, editions and PDFs; CBSE settles curriculum, syllabus and examinations. Textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical.
Reference: NCERT Class 4 Environmental Studies textbooks, official editions on ncert.nic.in.
Frequently asked questions about the Class 4 EVS books
How many NCERT books are there for Class 4 Environmental Studies?
Two: Looking Around with 27 chapters and Our Wondrous World with 10 chapters — 37 chapters across 380 printed pages. Both are official NCERT textbooks, and both are linked in the table above.
I was told to read Chapter 1 — which of the two books is it in?
That depends on which book your teacher meant, because both restart at Chapter 1. Looking Around Chapter 1 is “Going to School” (NCERT, pp. 1–10); Our Wondrous World Chapter 1 is “Our Community”. Check the chapter name, not just the number.
Which book has the chapter “From the Window” or “The Story of Amrita”?
Both chapters are in Looking Around. “From the Window” is Chapter 7 (NCERT, pp. 53–59) and “The Story of Amrita” is Chapter 4. Every Looking Around chapter PDF carries the deap prefix.
Are the Class 4 EVS book PDFs official and free to download?
Yes. NCERT publishes both books as free chapter PDFs on ncert.nic.in. Looking Around chapters download as deap files (deap101.pdf onwards) and Our Wondrous World as deev files (deev101.pdf onwards).
Is the Class 4 science book the same as the Environmental Studies book?
For Class 4, yes in practice: on this page no separate NCERT science textbook. The plants, animals, water and sky topics students mean by “science” sit inside Looking Around and Our Wondrous World.