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Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
fiction
Page Count
20
Publisher
Storytime
Grade Level
2nd - 3rd
ISBN
977205563902 
Lexile
750

Cool as a Capybara

Written by Storytime and Illustrated by Saemi Oliveira

When a flood hits the Amazon, the world’s biggest rodents paddle to the rescue!

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7 - 10
Genre
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Page Count
20
Publisher
Storytime
Grade Level
2nd - 3rd
ISBN
977205563902 
Lexile
750
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