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Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In gloriously gross detail, you'll meet dangerous microscopic invaders like protozoa, fungi, viruses, and foreign bacteria - then see how our bodies work to fight back and defend us against future infections. We get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology and medical science have had on humanity's ability to...
4) Pandemic
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The best-selling Basher series illustrator and the author of Chilled explain the science behind the Covid-19 pandemic and why it has kept readers out of school, compromised employment security for families and harmed or killed so many people.
Author
Publisher
MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"More than a hundred years before Covid, a deadly pneumonic plague threatened to sweep through Northeast China. Medical experts were summoned to help contain it--among them Wu Lien-teh, who had overcome hurdles to be a doctor since his boyhood in Malaysia. Unlike others, Dr. Wu deduced the disease was spread through airborne bacteria and advocated for quarantines and other measures familiar to readers today, including the use of a face covering he...
Author
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book reviews what a pandemic is and why it's causing students to learn from home. It also explains the ways distance learning is accomplished and the positive outcomes of learning from home, even if being away from friends and teachers is difficult. Photos and images, glossary terms, and an index are also provided.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Covers the history of the Ebola virus, the devastating 2014 epidemic, and the quarantine controversies that captured national headlines, exploring how the fear of a disease can sometimes be as dangerous as the disease itself.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scientists and engineers are using their STEM skills to help people survive COVID-19 with ventilators, fast lab testing, vaccine development, programming healthcare robots, and more. Simple language and colorful pictures break down this complex subject for younger readers.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
While COVID-19 made it necessary for many workers to stay home when cases were high in communities, some people still needed to provide important services. Essential workers like paramedics, farmers, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, manufacturers, government leaders and many others are everyday heroes who continue to make sure the food, care, and information we need is still accessible.
Author
Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
COVID-19 took everyone in the world by surprise. I mean, what exactly is it? How does it spread? What is a virus and are there others out there that we don't know about? Paul Ian Cross answers these questions, and more in this illustrated book filled with facts about what we know and don't know.
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to spread around the world. More than 500 million people became sick with the flu in 1918. The Black Death killed nearly one-third of Europe's population. Past Pandemics and COVID-19 examines how COVID-19 compares to widespread diseases of history"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a brief introduction to the COVID-19 pandemic, terms such as "social distancing" and "flattening the curve" are defined in simple language for children, as well as ideas for staying connected with friends and family, such as video chats, writing pen pals through regular mail, and drawing inspiring pictures for neighbors in sidewalk chalk.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The coronavirus disease COVID-19 emerged in November 2019. By March 2020, cities all around the world closed schools, offices, restaurants, and other public spaces deemed "non-essential" in an attempt to contain the fast-spreading virus. People struggled to follow government orders, stay indoors, and limit contact with others. But the virus that caused one of the world's deadliest pandemics eventually killed over two million people worldwide. This...
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, es una subdivisión de Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Este título explica los muchos términos nuevos que los niños están escuchando, como virus, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 y COVID-19. También explica la diferencia entre un virus y la enfermedad que causa, así como cómo se propagan los virus, y cómo mantenerse saludable!
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, es una subdivisión de Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Este título comienza explicando qué es COVID-19, qué es el distanciamiento social, qué significa aplanar la curva y cómo están todos relacionados. También les brinda a los niños formas divertidas de conectarse con sus amigos, familiares y vecinos que probablemente extrañan ver en persona. El libro ofrece a los niños opciones de tecnología y sin tecnología para mantenerse conectados con los demás. Completa con fotos e imágenes atractivas,...
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