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Over the last 150 years, demand for oil has risen sharply - and so has the number of oil spills. What causes spills, and how do they affect our environment? Most importantly, how can we try to avoid these oily messes? CSI Chapters is a leveled collection of 25 original chapter books in both hard copy and interactive e-book formats that are designed to accelerate comprehension development, vocabulary acquisition, and content literacy. The nonfiction titles are designed to support students' reading comprehension across science, math, and social studies as well as general nonfiction. Using a metacognitive learning approach to support and scaffold students, CSI Chapters gives students the confidence and skills needed to tackle any text.