I’m Emily Bryson an educator, visual learning specialist, and published author with National Geographic Learning. I visited the Boiling River in Peru with scientist Andrés Ruzo in 2024, and I’ve absolutely hooked on this incredible place ever since.
This resource started out as one simple sketchnote, but the legendary serpent who protects the river, Yacumama, got me in a trance and it became a 65-page epic!
I was so captivated by this beautiful and ecologically essential site that I wanted to create classroom-ready lessons to share.
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The Boiling River: Cool Lessons on a Hot Topic
£19.99
A river that really boils in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. A mythical serpent that protects it. A scientist on a mission to conserve it.
Bring your students into one of the world’s most extraordinary places and give them the tools to explore it through science, myth, and visual literacy.
What You Get:
Inside this 65-page pack, you’ll find:
8 high-impact photos to spark discussion
7 versatile visual tools — from sketchnotes and graphic organizers to venn diagrams
1 creative sketchnote with a ready-to-go lesson plan
1 infographic with a lesson plan and tools
10+ extension activities for deeper inquiry
Comprehensive teacher notes + answer key
Everything comes in a landscape PDF so you can display it on screen, print it in class, or let students interact with it on paper.
Why It Works:
For teachers: ready-to-use, adaptable for any grade level, accessible for mixed-ability and ESOL learners, and packed with visual tools you can repurpose for other topics.
For students: visually engaging, interactive, and grounded in real-world science and storytelling.
For the planet: 50% of every purchase supports The Boiling River Project, a charity working to conserve this rare ecosystem.
What Students Will Explore:
✨ The mystery and science of the Boiling River of Peru
✨ Yacumama - a 30-meter mythical serpent from Amazonian legend
✨ Develop students visual literacy skills through interpreting infographics, sketchnotes, venn diagrams, and photos
✨ Explore the water cycle
✨ Critical and creative thinking through inquiry- and project-based learning
Ready to Bring It Into Your Classroom?
With The Boiling River: Cool Lessons on a Hot Topic, you’ll bring adventure, science, and visual thinking together in a way that sparks genuine curiosity — and helps conserve one of the planet’s most extraordinary rivers.
PLUS 50% of profits from each sale will go to the Boiling River Project, and I'll save the rest to get back there, learn more and create more content to protect it!
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