Middle Reader Nonfiction

Jellyfish

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores jellyfish from around the world.

Why Earth Needs Engineers

Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines the ways engineers have provided solutions for a healthier planet in the past and present and what future engineering innovations could look like.

Be Kind

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the history, science and mysteries of kindness and examines the things we can do for ourselves and others to help make the world a kinder place.

The Mystery of Death

All About Us

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers features profiles of twenty kids and adults who live with disabilities.

The Dream of an Education

Part of the Orca Biography series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated nonfiction book introduces young readers to Phymean Noun and her mission to give Cambodian children living in poverty access to education.

Jewish Changemakers

In this illustrated nonfiction book, readers will meet Jewish changemakers—past and present—who have made a lasting impact on the world.

One Ocean

Part of the nonfiction Orca Take Action series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines practical ways young people can protect the ocean and the over 250,000 species that call it home.

Beyond Earth

Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book discusses space exploration and how it affects life on Earth.

Choose Happy

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the history, science and mysteries of happiness and examines the things we can do to help make ourselves and others happier.

Why Trust a Scientist?

Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how and why trust in science benefits all of society.

Down in the Blue Ocean

This illustrated nonfiction book dives into the mysteries of the ocean, from its surface to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, showcasing marine life, currents and conditions at various depths, in a unique format that will have readers feeling like they are descending deeper and deeper with each page.

Last Known Address

Thirteen stories of Holocaust victims who are memorialized by Stolpersteine—stumbling stones—to mark their last known address.

Color in Nature

Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book examines how animals use color for survival.

Gone Forever?

Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young people to places around the world that could disappear because of the effects of human-caused climate change.

Meet the Cephalopods

This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book dives deep into the lives of enigmatic, clever and fascinating cephalopods.

Question Everything

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers uses infographics, tips, facts and ideas to teach a critical approach to understanding the news and other media.

Think Like a Scientist

This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers shares tips, facts and ideas about how to approach and understand the world from a scientific perspective.

Aller-retour vers l’espoir

Told from the perspective of two Jewish children passengers on the ship St. Louis as they try to escape Nazi Germany but are refused at port after port.

Smart Machines

Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young readers to artificial intelligence and how this technology will influence humanity now and in the future.

Up in the Blue Sky

This illustrated nonfiction book provides a study of the sky from Earth's surface to distant space with information on animals, weather and astronomy in various elevations, in a unique format that will have readers feeling like they are flying higher and higher with each page.

Run the World Like a Girl

Biographies of twelve women world leaders with a focus on their childhoods.

Allyship as Action

Part of the nonfiction Orca Take Action series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young readers to what it means to be an ally and realistic actions they can take to practice allyship in their own lives.

Making a Splash

Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it.