Basher Science Mini: Pandemic

Ages 9 to 11

Bestselling illustrator Basher brings you his unique, colorful take on the world's deadliest diseases.

Pandemics have swept around the world for centuries, and now Covid-19 is the scary new kid in town, a real bully and a threat to the health, happiness, and livelihoods of people from every nation. Kids need real science information about the virus that has kept them away from school, kept their parents away from work, and may even have harmed or killed people they know and love. And they want information about how to deal with their feelings, too. The Basher mix of science and humor makes these difficult times less frightening by providing approachable and easily understandable information in a format kids know and love.

Basher’s uniquel illustrations and Tom Jackson’s lively text will demystify pandemics, while informing kids about the virus that has changed their lives.

About the Author

Tom Jackson is a highly experienced science writer and editor who has written many titles in the bestselling series Eyewitness Science, including Computer and Science. His other titles include How to Build a Human Body and his book on the history, science and technology behind refrigerators, Chilled.

Simon Basher is the illustrator of Kingfisher's extensive range of Basher titles, which have sold over 3 million copies to date. His bestselling book is Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table. Basher's illustration style, often described as graphic surrealism, is quirky and humorous and has proved popular with children and students as well as parents and educators.