Multicultural Children's Author of the Tay and Mari series, Phelicia Lang has pioneered new territory in writing a non-fiction book for beginning and early readers. Weaving the realistic accounts of children in the United States in March 2020, she explains the events of the day in a child-friendly format and gifts the readers with ideas to do while quarantining.

Tay a smart, well-loved friend is now in second grade. He and his friends aren't sure what all the buzz is about, but they have been sent home from school for a couple of weeks to be safe. Is there a danger in the air? What is a virus, and why are a lot of people very sick? Why are so many people wearing masks and gloves? It's been longer than two weeks, will Tay ever see his teacher and his school friends soon? All these questions and more are answered in Tay and Friends During the Pandemic. Children will love this book seven in the Tay series and want to read more.

• Written for beginning and early readers just beginning to navigate non-fiction text features.
• Diverse series books for early readers
• Easy to read dyslexic font
• Reading strategies for parent and child to support decoding and comprehension success
• Highly engaging text for early readers
• Vivid illustrations and tables
• A non-fiction early reader that gently explains the COVID-19 pandemic in a child-friendly format
• The appropriate page length for young children
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