Why Do Capybaras Let Birds Sit On Them?: 150 Fun Facts and Questions About the World's Biggest Rodent for Curious Kids Ages 6-12
Paperback
Series: Curious Kids Animal Files
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 5 2026
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.34 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Capybaras are the biggest rodents on Earth, and quite possibly the calmest animals on the planet. Kids have a lot of questions about them.
This book answers 150 of them. Every question gets its own big illustrated page, written so a six-year-old can follow along and a twelve-year-old won't find it babyish. There is no need to start at the beginning - flip to whichever question looks best.
- How fast a capybara can run, and whether it could beat them in a race
- Why its eyes, ears and nose all sit on top of its head
- What a baby capybara is called, and how soon it can swim
- Why capybaras in Japan sit in hot springs with fruit on their heads
- Which animals have been photographed riding on a capybara's back
- What the biggest rodent that ever lived actually looked like
- Whether you could keep one as a pet, and why you probably shouldn't
Written for curious readers ages 6 to 12. One question per page, a friendly hand-drawn illustration on every single one, and answers that reflect what scientists have actually observed - including the ones where the honest answer is not really.
A perfect gift for animal lovers, capybara fans, reluctant readers who would rather have facts than stories, and anyone who has ever wondered what that extremely relaxed rodent is thinking.
150 questions. 150 answers. One very relaxed animal.
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