Education Department’s Sanction Number :. Pra - Shi - Sa - 2008-2009 / Manjuri / 505 (40) Date : 19.03.2008 GENERAL SCIENCE BOOK ONE - STANDARD THREE MAHARASHTRA STATE BUREAU OF TEXTBOOK PRODUCTION AND CURRICULUM RESEARCH, PUNE.| First Edition : 2008 Third Reprint : 2011 Science Subject Committee (Invitee) : ‘Co-ordination : | Cover and Illustrations : _ Translation : Scrutiny : Co-ordination : Production : _ Typesetting : Paper : | Printer : Print Order No. : Publisher : © Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production Py Curriculum Research, Pune - 411 004, The Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook! Production and Currieulum Research reserves all the rights relating to the book. No part of this book should) be reproduced without the written permission of the Director, Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, Pune. Dr Purushottam Gopal Walunjkar | DrD. R. Patil Dr Jayashri Bhahulikar Smt. Chhaya Dhavase Smt, Madhuri Kothatkar Dr V. V. Gogate Dr Lalita Agashe Mr Vasant N. Shevale, /c. Member-Secretary Smt. Vinita D. Tamne, Subject:Assistant, Science _ Shri. Deepak Sankpal Dr Purushottam G. Walunjkar Dhanavanti Hardikar, Academic Secretary (L.) Santosh J. Pawar, Subject Assistant, English Shri. Sachchitanand Aphale, Chief Production Officer Shri. Rajendra Vispute, Production Officer Shri. Rajendra Chinderkar, Production: Assistant Mudra Vibhag, Textbook Bureau, Pune. 70 G.S.M. Creamwove Premier Power Press, Kolhapur NIPB/2011-12/100000 Vivek Uttam Gosavi, Controller, Maharashtra State Textbook Bureau, Prabhadevi, Mumbai - 25.