Capyboppy (Paperback)

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 64 pages Publisher: Sandpiper (April 29, 1985) Language: English ISBN-10: 0395383684 ISBN-13: 978-0395383681 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #5 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( P ) > Peet, Bill #8 in  Books > Children's Books > Animals > Pets > Nonfiction #13 in  Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels > Nonfiction

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars He's One of the Family, May 17, 2001 By  John Bauer (Leavenworth, KS) - See all my reviews Capy's got feelings. He's a ham. He knows how to have fun. He loves the other members of the family. The cats think he's a giant mouse and he takes advantage. When he grows up the family is faced with a dilemma. It's a charming story and the illustrations are delightful. My 6 year old daughter laughs with every page no matter how many times we read it. A sure hit with any kid who loves animals. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The real thing!, June 14, 2002 By  Emilio Herrera Pérez "Emilio" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I have been working professionally on capybaras since 1981 and this book is a beautiful portrait of what a capybara is like. The drawings, the details of the capybara's behavior are exactly what I would have expected a capybara would be as a pet. The story is also very nice, very well written and fun. Excellent book. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars CHILDHOOD FAVORITE, September 15, 2001 By A Customer This book was my favorite as a child. Capyboppy is so cute and loveable what child wouldn't like him? Every time we went to the library, I'd beg my dad to check it out and read it to me. Even as an adult in my twenties, this book is just as entertaining as ever and I still think of myself as my dad's little capybarra. I'm so glad copies of it are still avaliable so I will finally be able to have my own copy and one day read it to my children.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars The model capybara The Adventures of Celeste the Cat: Celeste and the Giant Hamster When we got our pet capybara, Caplin Rous, this book served as a valuable guide for how to take care... Read more Published 5 months ago by Melanie D. Typaldos 5.0 out of 5 stars One of Peet's Best Books Capyboppy was one of the first books I read as a child and even now as an adult, there is a copy of it on my bookshelf. Read more Published 18 months ago by Christopher S. Davis 4.0 out of 5 stars Bill Peet's sweet illustrations shine, as always, throughout this book I own the entire Bill Peet collection of children's book that he has written/illustrated. I started reading them to my son when he was 3 years old, and am thrilled to report that... Read more Published on March 18, 2006 by Randy Johnson is the Man 5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book! I recomend this book for families and/or animal lovers. It is a true story and is good fun. Think of what living with the worlds largest kind of rodent would be like. Published on March 9, 1998 5.0 out of 5 stars Capyboppy was a good book. This book was about a capybeara that lived in the Peet family. It got into lots of adventures. I liked this book because it was about a rodent that was very cute. Published on October 9, 1997 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (April 29, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395383684
• ISBN-13: 978-0395383681
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #5 in	Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( P ) > Peet, Bill
  #8 in	Books > Children's Books > Animals > Pets > Nonfiction
  #13 in	Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels > Nonfiction

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He's One of the Family, May 17, 2001

By	John Bauer (Leavenworth, KS) - See all my reviews

Capy's got feelings. He's a ham. He knows how to have fun. He loves the other members of the family. The cats think he's a giant mouse and he takes advantage. When he grows up the family is faced with a dilemma. It's a charming story and the illustrations are delightful. My 6 year old daughter laughs with every page no matter how many times we read it. A sure hit with any kid who loves animals.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The real thing!, June 14, 2002

By	Emilio Herrera Pérez "Emilio" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been working professionally on capybaras since 1981 and this book is a beautiful portrait of what a capybara is like. The drawings, the details of the capybara's behavior are exactly what I would have expected a capybara would be as a pet. The story is also very nice, very well written and fun. Excellent book.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CHILDHOOD FAVORITE, September 15, 2001

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This book was my favorite as a child. Capyboppy is so cute and loveable what child wouldn't like him? Every time we went to the library, I'd beg my dad to check it out and read it to me. Even as an adult in my twenties, this book is just as entertaining as ever and I still think of myself as my dad's little capybarra. I'm so glad copies of it are still avaliable so I will finally be able to have my own copy and one day read it to my children.