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"COVID-19 is a highly contagious, potentially deadly disease. By the spring of 2020 it had already infected more than 4 million people worldwide, causing more than 285,000 deaths. Virtually every country on earth reported cases. For the better part of 2020, the disease caused entire countries to all but shut down"--

Ages 14-18 ReferencePoint Press.|||juvenile

Hal Marcovitz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-71) and index.

"COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold.

In a gripping, accessible narrative, a veteran science journalist lays out the shocking story of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic happened and how to make sure this never happens again. Over the last 30 years of epidemics and pandemics, we learned nearly every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks. We heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes.

A Q&A to help answer question children may have about COVID-19.

juvenile

Kathy Green.

Children ask a lot of questions. Sometimes the answers are simple, other times they leave you stumped for how to respond. Use this book as a springboard for conversation on the tricky topic of discussing a global pandemic at a child's level.

juvenile

Heather Black.

"Paula lives in a red brick house and loves having her friends over to play. One day, her mother explains to her that her friends can't come over anymore because of the pandemic. Paula is very sad, but with the help of a little seed, she has hope for making it though this difficult time... This book is written to help parents explaing the COVID-19 outbreak and the need for social distancing to young children who are struggling with the new situation"-- cover.

juvenile

by Dorothea Laurence.

What is Social Distancing?: A Children's Guide & Activity Book

A simple guide in the form of a conversation between two children about how germs spread, how viruses can cause pandemics, and why washing hands and observing social distancing is important. Includes reproducible activities and coloring sheets in the back of the book.

juvenile

by Lindsey Coker Luckey