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A pandemic is worldwide / Sarah L. Thomson ; illustrated by Taia Morley.

by Thomson, Sarah L.

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HarperCollins Canada, c2022.

Epidemics -- History -- Juvenile literature.

COVID-19 (Disease) -- Juvenile literature.

Communicable diseases -- Juvenile literature.

Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2.

37 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.

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 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.

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