This series examines the COVID-19 pandemic. Each title focuses on a key aspect of the global crisis, including its effects on the economy, medical workers, and everyday life. Readers will learn important facts about the pandemic, such as the origin of the novel coronavirus and how COVID-19 spreads. Dynamic photographs and informative infographics will help readers understand the once-in-a-generation crisis that has changed life as we know it. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.