Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to ...

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!With a mix of sidebars, illustratio...

Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of vaccines from smallpox to COVID-19 in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World seriesA Shot in the Arm! explores the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious diseases, from smallpox—perhaps humankind’s greatest affliction to date—to the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting deadly diseases such as measles, polio, rabies, cholera, and influenza, Brown tackles ...

Discover the slightly disgusting, super fascinating science of viruses in this colorful biology picture book for curious kids!Packed with fascinating facts and science, The Secret Life of Viruses teaches young readers all about:What viruses are and where they liveHow vaccines work and how your body fights virusesWhy pandemics happenHow to stop the spread of viruses and stay healthyand more!

WILL COVID-19 EVER END?Kids want, need, and deserve to know what just happened and what it means for their future.In this middle school resource book, students will learn the history of outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics, especially COVID-19, and be awed by the world of germs and how it can impact our lives.With her trademark research that leaves no history, geography, biography, science stone unturned on a subject, author Carole Marsh shares how a...

"An accessible, informative, insider’s view, this book reminds readers that there is still a long way to go." — Kirkus ReviewsWeaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted and explores the common experiences and emotions that might be encountered by friends and family members of someone who has the virus. She also discusses why HIV/AIDS is often still kept a sec...