10 Shocking Facts about Capybaras
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2026 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

10 Shocking Facts about Capybaras

Written by Melanie Watt

A capybara shares fun facts, but hides one it really doesn't want revealed.

48 pages· 289 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· ~560L· AR ~3.7 · ~0.5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

A fact-packed, funny picture book from the creator of Scaredy Squirrel. Readers learn surprising things about capybaras, the lovable oversized rodents: some cute, some curious, some not so nice. But one capybara is desperate to keep an extra-shocking fact secret. Will the truth come out by the end?

From the publisher

Funny and irreverent, this new picture book from the creator of Scaredy Squirrel teaches some very interesting animal facts and will have readers laughing the whole way through.We've all heard of capybaras, we all love capybaras, but how much do we know about them, really? Dive into this fact-packed picture book and uncover the secrets -- some cute, some curious, some... not so much -- of these lovable oversized rodents.For as fascinating as these animals are, there's one extra-shocking fact that this capybara does NOT want you to know! Will the truth come out in the end?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
48
Words
289
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~560L
AR book level
~3.7
AR points
~0.5
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
September 1, 2026
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9798225072070

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