Thisisabookaboutthecoronavirusanddiseaseprevention.ThebookexplainsscientificknowledgespecificallyCOVID-19inawaythatisaccessibletochildreninlanguageandinplot.Howdoesavirusinvadethehumanbody?Whatimpactdoesitcause?Afterreadingthebook,childrenwillbeequippedwiththeknowledgetoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilieswithoutfear.
Afterreadingthisbook,childrenwilllearn:
‧Howarevirusesdiscovered?Whataretheyconsistof?
‧Whateffectsorthreatswouldviruseshaveonhumans?
‧Whatarethevirusesthatinfecthumans?Wheredoesthecoronaviruscomefrom?
‧Howdoesthecoronavirusspread?Howdoesitinvadeourbody?
‧Whatwouldhappentoourbodyifwegetcoronavirus?Howcomesomepeopledonotfeelanyimpact?
‧Whatcanwedotoprotectourselves?
‧Whatarethecontributionsofhealthcareworkersandscientists?
ThisbooktellsyouallaboutCOVID-19!
LearnWHATiscoronavirusandknowHOWtoprotectyourself.
Whatiscoronavirus?
Whydoesitcauseseverepneumoniaandleadtoapandemic?
Howdoesitenterthehuman’sbody?
Howdowepreventitsattack?
QUEENCORONAfromtheKingdomofVirologyinvitesyoutojoinherlab.
Wearegoingtoshrinkourselvesintotinyparticlestomeetalltypesofviruses.
Onceyouunlockallthesecretsaboutcoronavirus,youwillbeacertifiedCOVID-19investigator!Areyouupforthechallenge?
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【ToReaders】
KnowledgeisPower!
DearReaders,
AsIamwritingthisletter,thereareabout5millionCOVID-19confirmedcasesworldwide.Manyarelivingincountrieslackingpropermedicalresources.WeareluckytoliveinTaiwanwithaneffectiveepidemiccontrolteamandgoodmedicalcaresystem.
Thenewcoronavirusisanewvirusthatweknowlittleabout.Henceweareafraidandanxiousaboutthepandemic.IwouldliketothankTzuChiCommunicationandCultureFoundationattheinvitationofwritingthisbook.ItisimportanttointroduceCOVID-19relatedknowledgetochildrenandparents.Knowledgeispower.Wecanlearnhowtoprotectourselvesfromtheinfectionbylearningmoreaboutthevirus.
Wechoosetopublishthisbookinapicturebookformatsoreadersovertheageof10canunderstandtheterminologyandknowledgeofCOVID-19ontheirown.Thescientificknowledgeismademoreapproachablethankstoourillustrator—RedChen.WehopetopresenttheSARS-CoV-2inacolorfulandamusingdesignratherthanhorribleandevilbecauseallorganismsliveinterdependentlyonEarth.Ifwerespecttheexistenceofotherlivingbeingsandprotecttheecosystems,thechancesofvirusesjeopardizinghumanscouldbemuchreduced.
ThisbookhelpsmerecallthedayswhenIusedtomakepicturebookswithmyson.We“published”afewandpresentedthemtoourneighborsasgifts,butneverkepttheoriginalcopies.Tome,thisbookisagreatreminiscenceofthoseyears.
Thisbookisalsoinmemoryofmyfriend—MissChia-HueiHsin,whocontributedmostofherlifetochildren’sliteratureandwashonoredbytheGoldenTripodAwardbeforeshepassedaway.Shetoldmethatonlyfewresearchersreadmyscientificpapers,butmanymorecanbeinfluencedbyagoodchildren’spicturebook.Herwordsmotivatedmegreatlyinthemakingofthisbook.
Goodscientificpapersmakesignificantcontributioninthedevelopmentofresearchandknowledge.Chia-Huei’swordsmademerealizetheimportanceoftransformingprofoundscientificknowledgeintosentencesthateveryoneunderstands.ImetChia-HueiwhenIwashostingLoveReading,theDai-AiTVprogram,severalyearsago.Ontheshow,Iintroducedherpicturebook—TheHopeProvidedbyaViolin—abeautifulandmeaningfulstorythattrulymovedme.IwouldliketodedicatethisbooktomyfriendshipwithChia-HueiandIhopetospreadscientificknowledgewithacolorfulpalette.
Mostimportantly,Ihopethepandemicisgonewhenthisbookispublished.
BestwishesandGoodhealth.
Mayeveryoneliveinpeaceandgoodhealth.
IngridYLiu
2020/05/23
