What Is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · June 22, 2021
The #1 New York Times Best-Selling series tells the story of how COVID-19, a coronavirus, was first identified and how it spread throughout the world in the new Who HQ Now format for trending topics.
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- Who it’s for
- A straightforward account traces COVID-19 from its identification to its worldwide effects.
- Themes
- COVID-19 pandemic, Disease spread, Global societal disruption
- Genres
- Illness & Injury, Biology & Life Science, Modern History for Kids
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The #1 New York Times Best-Selling series tells the story of how COVID-19, a coronavirus, was first identified and how it spread throughout the world in the new Who HQ Now format for trending topics. 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.
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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 five million people worldwide. This is the story of how COVID-19 changed the world seemingly overnight, and forever.
A World Changed
A straightforward account traces COVID-19 from its identification to its worldwide effects.
Come here for
- A clear introduction to how the virus was identified and spread
- Context for the sweeping changes of 2020
Expect
- A concise, accessible look at a consequential pandemic
- A focus on COVID-19’s lasting impact around the world
Where it sits
| Illness & Injury | 95% |
|---|---|
| Biology & Life Science | 77% |
| Modern History for Kids | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- Illness & Injury
- Biology & Life Science
- Authors
- Michael Burgan
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- June 22, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- COVID-19 pandemic · Disease spread · Global societal disruption
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids