Cappy West in Bhutan (eBook)

Some explorers read the map. Cappy West wanders right off the edge of it.

Meet Cappy West ? a friendly capybara with a brass compass, a sage-green bandana, and absolutely no sense of direction. He never sets out to learn anything. The learning just keeps finding him.

In Book 9 of Cappy West: The Global Explorer, Cappy climbs high into Bhutan and gets everything delightfully wrong. He dives for cover from the dragon on the flag. He can't decide whether the takin is a goat, a cow, or a bit of both. He leaps into the road to join what he's sure is a street dance, grabs a pawful of red "berries" that are nothing of the sort, and chases a flash of blue he's convinced is a fallen jewel.

Along the way, young readers discover real, verified facts about Bhutan: the golden thunder dragon on the flag of Druk Yul; a tiny Himalayan kingdom between India and China; forests so protected the country cleans more carbon than it makes; the shaggy takin found nowhere else; a capital city with no traffic lights; fiery chillies cooked as a vegetable in ema datshi; the everyday gho and kira; the idea of Gross National Happiness; black-necked cranes that cross the highest mountains each winter; and the rare blue poppy once thought to be only a legend.

Every short chapter pairs a funny blunder with a true discovery, a Fun Fact, and a gentle Cappy Tip about kindness, curiosity, and slowing down to notice the world. The book closes with a Travel Scrapbook, a fact recap, and a quiz to share.

Perfect for ages 6?8 (grades 2?3), confident new readers, bedtime read-alouds, and homeschool trips around the globe. Each book stands on its own ? or collect the whole around-the-world series.

"I wasn't lost ? I was just taking the scenic route to this fact!"