Let me just begin by saying...Too Soon? So, I ordered this book in the beginning of winter and it just showed up to the library. Now, if you haven't heard, our country once experienced a global pandamic and NO I don't mean what we are experiencing in our world currently. In 1918 people in Europe were hoping for an end to World War I with the United States joining France and Britain against Germany. People were moving more across the world than ever before. As always, diseases will travel as people travel, but for the most part nothing awful really happened. Until 1918. That winter people noticed that more people were getting sicker than usual. People were becoming sick with the flu, but this flu was spreading faster than in the past and more people were getting sicker than usual. Usually, a typical flu was worse for young children, the old, and the sick, but this flu was different. This flu was going after young healthy adults and the number of deaths was higher than anything anyone had experienced before. Before I forget, let me say that this was a very good book. It was broken down in such a way that students can very easily understand the science and the history of this time period. I would have read this book regardless of the current global situation...especially since it's a graphic novel. But, reading this book, knowing what's currently happening in our world with what the book it teaching us is very eerie. Don Brown, the author/illustrator of this book, has done a number of great books during his career. To learn about more of his books please visit https://www.booksbybrown.com/. To learn more about the flu visit BrainPOP. There are a number of videos that can explain topics that interest you.
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