Created by Bobbie Kalman, author of more than 180 bestselling children's books, Crabapples are "starter" non-fiction books for primary students.

Each entertaining book features fascinating, easy-to-understand information along with awesome full-color photos and illustrations on animals, sea life, machinery and many other subjects kids are curious about.

They also contain the all-important glossary and index young students need to do reports.

Features: -- "Starter" non-fiction for younger readers -- Large-size photographs and simple, easy-to-understand style -- A multitude of subjects that fascinate children For more than 300 years, Jupiter has had a huge storm three times the size of earth raging on its surface.

Space introduces children to a host of moons, stars, constellations, and comets using stunning new photos taken from earth and space.

Other topics include: -- how stars and planets form -- sun spots and solar flares -- space probes and astronauts -- what it's like to live in space