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 Why Do Animals Do That? explains in a simple way such familiar animal behavior as hibernation, migration and skin shedding as well as the more puzzling behavior of changing color, playing dead, smelling bad and spitting.

Other topics include: -- why some animals live off one another -- how some make their own light -- debunking myths about certain animal behavior