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Reading levels are indicated: “beginning” is for readers who are starting to learn English, while “intermediate” and “advanced” are for readers with some experience in the language.
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Can You Survive Storm Chasing? An Interactive Survival Adventure                          
by Elizabeth Raum
​Presents life-or-death dilemmas and choices for the reader to choose from, including facing a tornado, hurricane, or flash flood. (beginning)
Google It: A History of Google
by Anna Crowley Redding
​​Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world. (advanced)
How to Give up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time
by Will McCallum
An accessible guide to the changes we can all make—small and large—to rid our lives of disposable plastic and clean up the world’s oceans. (intermediate-advanced)
Human Body Theater
by Maris Wicks
A unique explanation of human biology, told in several "acts". (intermediate).
I Survived True Stories series
​by Lauren Tarshis
Book 2: Nature Attacks! I Survived True Stories
Four true stories of young people facing sharks, fires, killer jellyfish and a volcano. (beginning)
Maker Comics series from First Second Publishers
Maker Comics: Survive in the Outdoors! 
by Charles Schweitzer
Sophia and Alonso are not looking forward to a day without cell service, but when their grandfather takes them fishing, he teaches them all sorts of skills. Learn along with them about how to build a campfire, catch and clean fish and perform forest-friendly first aid. (graphic novel format) (beginning-intermediate)
Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica 
​by Rebecca Barone
Two races, separated by 100 years, both on the harsh unforgiving continent of Antarctica. Alternating between the two time periods, the author chronicles the scientific expeditions of 1919 by Scott and Amundsen as each try to be the first to reach the South Pole, and the 2018 contest between Captain Louis Rudd and Colin O'Brady to be the first person to complete an unaided, unsupported solo crossing of the harsh continent. (intermediate-advanced)
Science Comics series
Dogs: From Predator to Protector 
​by Andy Hirsch
Join Rudy the dog as he explains how his species have evolved to be different than wolves and other canids. (nonfiction in a graphic novel format)  (intermediate-advanced)
Solve This! Forensics: Super Science and Curious Capers for the Daring Detective in You 
by Kate Messner
After learning the basic concepts of forensic investigation such as DNA, fingerprints and insect evidence, you can solve four realistic mysteries, including "The Grave Robber's Mistake." (advanced)
Strange, Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals
by Animal Planet
Includes weird animals like the common potoo, the blobfish, and the naked mole rat. (advanced)
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