What is the coronavirus disease COVID-19?

"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. People struggled to follow government orders, stay indoors, a...

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Main Author: Burgan, Michael (Author)
Other Authors: Gutiérrez, Manuel (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2021.
Series:What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm))
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Summary:"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. 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 two million people worldwide. This is the story of how COVID-19 changed the world seemingly overnight, and forever."-- Provided by the Publisher.
Physical Description:49 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
ISBN:9780593383612
0593383613
9780593383803
059338380X
9781713780250
1713780259
Author Notes:Michael Burgan has written more than two dozen biographies for young readers, including Who Is Richard Branson? , Who Was Henry Ford? , Who Was H. J. Heinz?, Who Was Theodore Roosevelt, and Who Was Confucius?