The stone-faced gaze of the world’s largest rodent greets readers from the cover of this title in the Super Species series. After describing its physical appearance, the text offers a glimpse of “capybara life,” where readers learn that this South and Central American creature loves the water—see the close-up photo of its webbed foot—and communicates with a range of noises. A final, adorable spread on capybara pups concludes. Youngsters will love poring over the crisp, oversize photos that occupy each long, horizontal two-page spread; and the simple, large-type sentences are ideal for emergent readers. An attractive introduction to the nonfiction format, as well as to a subject guaranteed to fascinate.