"Everything you need to know to understand COVID-19"
September 2020 Book of the Month
Less than one year ago, until November 2019 in fact, SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus hadn’t infected a single person and was completely unknown to nearly all of us. Now it has changed our whole world, yet most of us still have only a hazy idea of what viruses are, which is where this brilliant little book comes in. The Virus tells you everything there is to know about viruses including of course COVID-19. It explains what viruses are, what they look like and do, why they are so successful at making us ill, what we can do to combat them, and why some of them actually help us. If this sounds a bit technical or heavy going, think again: it’s fascinating stuff and presented in a way that makes it really easy to read and understand. The story of coronavirus as told here is an adventure, full of heroes and villains, facts and figures that will stop you in your tracks, and some good jokes too. I can’t think of a more interesting or relevant book for our times – everyone needs to read this!
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WHERE DID IT COME FROM, AND HOW CAN WE BEAT IT?
It's 15,000 times smaller than a flea and we can kill it with a bar of soap - so how did a tiny, fragile virus change the world?
Join science expert Dr Ben Martynoga and illustrator extraordinaire Moose Allain on a fascinating, sometimes funny, and occasionally scary journey through the world of viruses. Explore the science behind viruses and the COVID-19 pandemic in a fascinating story of hijacked human cells and our own internal emergency services. Along the way, you'll learn what viruses are, how they work, and how we can overcome - or at least learn to live alongside - those that do us harm.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Virus and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-14 years old
The Virus features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, General Knowledge & Trivia, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Reference Works, Science, Star Books, Featured Books for 11+ readers
The Virus is available in Paperback
The Virus was written by Ben Martynoga and published by David Fickling Books
The Virus has 160 pages
£6.29
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