First Second Books will launch Science Comics, a new series of 128-page non-fiction graphic novels directed at middle-grade readers, next spring.  Each volume will cover a single topic in a narrative, with topics from the fields of biology, chemistry, and physics.  Expanding the educational cred, each volume will have an introduction by a leading expert in the field. 

The 2016 volumes are Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood, and Coral Reefs, by Maris Wicks, for Spring; and Volcanoes, by Jon Chad, for Fall.  Future volumes will be published one per season; topics will include flying machines, bats, and the solar system.