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A Pandemic Is Worldwide

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Read and find out the science behind a pandemic and how to stay safe in this illustrated, informative nonfiction picture book.

Everybody gets sick now and then—maybe with a runny nose or a sore throat. But sometimes, a lot of people get sick at once. If a disease spreads all over the world, that's a pandemic.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of kids across the world and has caused fear and confusion as people in charge have given conflicting orders. Read to discover the answers to some of your biggest questions, including:

What is a pandemic? How are they created and spread? Has anything like this ever happened before? What is a coronavirus? What can we do to stay safe and healthy?

While pandemics are rare, several have happened throughout the world's history, such as the bubonic plague and smallpox, and our scientists have observed and learned some important lessons, such as the importance of vaccines.

This Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out shares important facts about past and current pandemics, taking readers from the origin of the word "quarantine" and through history's many pandemics, to milestones such as the first vaccine that helped end smallpox.

This book also comes with a handwashing diagram, a glossary, and a timeline of past pandemics and their impact on the world.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

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  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
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      • Kirkus

        December 1, 2021
        Young readers gain insight into what pandemic means. Previous generations of youngsters may not have been familiar with the word pandemic, but today's youngsters surely are. News of the global coronavirus outbreak has unavoidably reached young ears, and this offering joins a growing crop of picture books designed to shed light on the momentous and confusing situation. Opening with a digestible lesson on how pandemics develop and a brief historical overview of medical plagues of the past, the text then turns a microscope on the Covid-19 virus--its physical symptoms, social effects, and what people can do to curb its spread. The roles of vaccine development and scientific advances in the field of immunology are highlighted throughout the book. The illustrations of earnest doctors administering vaccines to willing children will rub anti-vaxxers the wrong way, but the wholesome overarching message of "we're all in this together" will play well to the intended audience. Morley's colorful art, which uses a combination of watercolor and digital techniques, depicts few characters of color; authority figures and most characters present as White. A gently worded explainer for young readers looking for answers. (glossary, timeline, hand-washing diagram) (Picture book. 4-8)

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      • School Library Journal

        Starred review from December 1, 2021

        PreS-Gr 2-In simple terms and with lots of explanatory illustrations, this addition to the "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out" series offers an objective view of a pandemic that is easy to understand. Beginning with an explanation of how an illness can become an outbreak, epidemic, and pandemic, Thomson then presents a brief history of pandemics, and how they were eliminated with quarantines and eventually through the invention of vaccines. She characterizes Europeans who brought diseases, such as smallpox, which killed so many Indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere, as invaders. The work describes the current pandemic, illustrates how the coronavirus is spread by saliva and phlegm, and explains how it can make some people sicker than others. Stating that a pandemic is caused by a bacteria or a virus, the book describes ways in which readers can actively inhibit the spread of the disease through handwashing, covering injuries, and staying away from sick people; it emphasizes the importance of isolation with a very helpful chart, and even includes directions for proper handwashing technique. Other additions include a glossary and time line of pandemics with numbers of deaths from each. VERDICT This slender volume may alleviate fears and help readers understand how illness spreads, while its underlying message is that those who wear masks, wash their hands, and stay home can help to end pandemics.-MaryAnn Karre, Binghamton, NY

        Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

      • Publisher's Weekly

        January 24, 2022
        This installment of the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series explains pandemics, viruses, and vaccines in clear, patient terms. Opening by differentiating between outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics, and touching on past pandemics (including the bubonic plague and smallpox), Thomson then focuses on Covid-19: how it propagates, common symptoms, and how to stop the spread (“Simple choices like staying home as much as you can and wearing a mask when you go out can help slow the spread of a disease like COVID-19”). Helpful inset boxes offer etymology and additional context: “Corona means ‘crown.’ If you look at a coronavirus under a microscope, it looks a bit like it’s wearing a spiky crown.” Morley provides textural illustrations, rendered in watercolor and digitally, showing a cast of varying ages and skin tones. Though the treatment of Covid-19 as over strikes an odd note, this is a comprehensive, age-appropriate primer for curious, concerned young readers. Back matter features a glossary, a handwashing diagram, and a timeline of past pandemics. Ages 4–8.

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