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I took the title of this Bingo square literally

The 1918 Flu Pandemic by Katherine Krohn, illustrated by Bob Hall, Keith Williams, and Charles Barnett III

October 9, 2020 by crystalclear 2 Comments

Well, this is timely.  This juvenile graphic novel came out in 2008, and I’m sure the author and illustrators never thought they would have to live through a pandemic themselves.    This is meant for kids around 4th grade, and tries to explain what happened during the pandemic.  It focuses on the speed and deadliness of the virus, but also on the uncertainty.  Some of the things that they did will definitely be familiar with kids today, especially the closing of schools and the use […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Disasters in History, Graphic Novel, Katherine Krohn, Katherine Krohn, illustrated by Bob Hall, Keith Williams, and Charles Barnett III, non fiction, pandemic

crystalclear's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Disasters in History, Graphic Novel, Katherine Krohn, Katherine Krohn, illustrated by Bob Hall, Keith Williams, and Charles Barnett III, non fiction, pandemic ·
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