Invisible Enemies: A Handbook on Pandemics that Have Shaped Our World
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- Create Date：2021-12-18 06:53:49
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Hwee Goh
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Summary
A timely， sharply-curated book on pandemics that have shaped our world。 Fully illustrated， with bite-sized stories to engage young readers to face new challenges head on。
The COVID-19 coronavirus seizes the world in 2020。 From the likes of the plague， the Spanish Flu and SARS， these invisible enemies have changed our lives， bringing death and widespread fear。
Yet， knowledge and the scientific quest for answers — along with a dogged sense of resilience — are our best weapons in the epic battle against pandemics。
• Who is patient zero and what are super spreaders？
• When did the Theory of Germs begin？
• Why did scientists risk their own lives？
• How did history prevail against pesky pandemics？
Former TV journalist Hwee Goh and historian/artist David Liew collaborate on a well-researched， fun book on key milestones of the pandemics that have shaped our world。
The Change Makers series of books will build in children a strong sense of inquiry — to arm them with knowledge in S。T。E。A。M （Science， Technology， Engineering， Art and Math） to tackle this brave new world of unknowns。
About the Author
Hwee Goh is classically trained at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism。 The MediaCorp scholar then spent 16 years in political broadcast news， before branching out to writing for children。 She also teaches media skills and provides editorial support to companies at The Media Consultants Singapore。 She is followed on @hweezbooks， where she continues her lifetime love for curating stories。
About the Illustrator
David Liew is a prolific artist/sculptor who has illustrated several bestselling book series。 This book has especially enabled David to return to his history-educator roots。 He also supports fellow authors and illustrators as the Regional Advisor to the Singapore Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators。
The COVID-19 coronavirus seizes the world in 2020。 From the likes of the plague， the Spanish Flu and SARS， these invisible enemies have changed our lives， bringing death and widespread fear。
Yet， knowledge and the scientific quest for answers — along with a dogged sense of resilience — are our best weapons in the epic battle against pandemics。
• Who is patient zero and what are super spreaders？
• When did the Theory of Germs begin？
• Why did scientists risk their own lives？
• How did history prevail against pesky pandemics？
Former TV journalist Hwee Goh and historian/artist David Liew collaborate on a well-researched， fun book on key milestones of the pandemics that have shaped our world。
The Change Makers series of books will build in children a strong sense of inquiry — to arm them with knowledge in S。T。E。A。M （Science， Technology， Engineering， Art and Math） to tackle this brave new world of unknowns。
About the Author
Hwee Goh is classically trained at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism。 The MediaCorp scholar then spent 16 years in political broadcast news， before branching out to writing for children。 She also teaches media skills and provides editorial support to companies at The Media Consultants Singapore。 She is followed on @hweezbooks， where she continues her lifetime love for curating stories。
About the Illustrator
David Liew is a prolific artist/sculptor who has illustrated several bestselling book series。 This book has especially enabled David to return to his history-educator roots。 He also supports fellow authors and illustrators as the Regional Advisor to the Singapore Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators。
Reviews
Denise Chua
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Hwee Goh has done it again。 "Invisible Enemies" is a sharp， concise yet accessible book for young readers eager to find out more about the unseen organisms that affect our world。 Packed with facts and delightfully illustrated （with considerable humour）， the book is pitched appropriately for the young mind。 It answers questions and sets the record straight in a friendly and reassuring way。 I bought copies for my nephews， all of whom responded favourably。 Do get your own copy！ Hwee Goh has done it again。 "Invisible Enemies" is a sharp， concise yet accessible book for young readers eager to find out more about the unseen organisms that affect our world。 Packed with facts and delightfully illustrated （with considerable humour）， the book is pitched appropriately for the young mind。 It answers questions and sets the record straight in a friendly and reassuring way。 I bought copies for my nephews， all of whom responded favourably。 Do get your own copy！ 。。。more
Vivian Teo
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We're living in times when we're all trying to make sense of the world。 And it's in such times， children do become overwhelmed as they pick up our anxieties and hear news about the sad truths of our world。 That's why as a parent， I'm truly grateful for books like Invisible Enemies that helps children understand about the COVID-19 outbreak。Invisible Enemies delves into the pandemics our world has experienced， including COVID-19， in language that is easy for young children to understand。 Aside fro We're living in times when we're all trying to make sense of the world。 And it's in such times， children do become overwhelmed as they pick up our anxieties and hear news about the sad truths of our world。 That's why as a parent， I'm truly grateful for books like Invisible Enemies that helps children understand about the COVID-19 outbreak。Invisible Enemies delves into the pandemics our world has experienced， including COVID-19， in language that is easy for young children to understand。 Aside from presenting the facts， I particularly appreciate that the book also touches on the thereafter， like combating irrational fears， xenophobia and questioning information we see in messages and social media as means to tackle fake news--all valuable tools that will help our children manage their worries about the current virus outbreak。The book is also packed with humourous illustrations by David Liew that we couldn't get enough of。 Though my girls （eight and ten years old） have finished reading the book， they would still go back to the book to read and laugh at the jokes in the illustrations。While the book is written such that it's easy for children to understand， I found it very engaging myself especially when it came to past pandemics that I wasn't familiar with。 Invisible Enemies is definitely a timely and interesting read for both kids and adults。 。。。more
Phenelope Ng
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From my son: "Dear Aunty Hwee！ Thank you for writing this book。 I love it！ The jokes are also very funny。 :-）"My review: I bought 4 copies of this book - 3 to give way - as this book is very relevant during this COVID-19 pandemic。 All our lives have been impacted by this virus and we have had to make major changes to our routine and practices。 Hwee's book helps children to better understand the current COVID-19 storm through learning about past pandemics， how they start and impacted people。 Pepp From my son: "Dear Aunty Hwee！ Thank you for writing this book。 I love it！ The jokes are also very funny。 :-）"My review: I bought 4 copies of this book - 3 to give way - as this book is very relevant during this COVID-19 pandemic。 All our lives have been impacted by this virus and we have had to make major changes to our routine and practices。 Hwee's book helps children to better understand the current COVID-19 storm through learning about past pandemics， how they start and impacted people。 Peppered with light jokes to drive home the message， and wonderfully illustrated by David Liew， makes this book even more enjoyable to read。 。。。more
Storytimeanyday
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Every classroom should have a copy if this book！Invisible Enemies is lively and packed with information！ Clearly a result of deep research and refreshingly clear writing。 It literally gives you a brief history of the ever-changing medical science， dating all the way back to ancient times and chronicling the major pandemic events such as Sars and Covid-19 that have "invaded" our world。Hwee's presentation of what-could-be-dry-information brilliantly comes alive with stories， case studies and findi Every classroom should have a copy if this book！Invisible Enemies is lively and packed with information！ Clearly a result of deep research and refreshingly clear writing。 It literally gives you a brief history of the ever-changing medical science， dating all the way back to ancient times and chronicling the major pandemic events such as Sars and Covid-19 that have "invaded" our world。Hwee's presentation of what-could-be-dry-information brilliantly comes alive with stories， case studies and findings。 This book is literally bursting with fascinating， funtastic facts on pandemic science。 Overwhelming？ NO！ Its bite-sized capsule form is just the right dosage of information for a young reader to handle！😉 Add to that， a touch of witty humour through David Liew's clever illustrations is a stroke of genius I say！I also LOVE her "Did You Know？" and "What's That？" corners on every other page。。。 explaining vocabulary in an easy-to-understand manner for young readers。 These are key terminology they will be hearing lots in our "new" reality so they need to know them。 We all know kids like learning new information in an entertaining way。 This book definitely fulfills that need！ 。。。more
Kai
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Lovely illustrations。 I like how they are able to simplify the complex terms and make the facts/concepts interesting to kids！ My preschooler has been reading the book daily on his own since it arrived！
Jiang Meiru
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My 11 year old loved it。 He found it witty and insightful。 He enjoyed the illustrations， useful facts and liked how the history of events and trends were presented。 Thumbs up！
Jasmine
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Bought this book （along with others by the same author） for my children， ages 7 and 5。 It is an interesting read filled with beautiful illustrations。 More appropriate for readers aged 7 and up。 We like it that it addresses many questions our children have about COVID-19 and viruses in general。 Definitely helps in our conversations at home， and for the kids to make better sense of our current reality。 I ended up reading the book too！ :） love the illustrations！
Eunice Chong
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I got this for my 8 year old and she devoured it in a day。 She thoroughly enjoyed it。 Ever since the pandemic hit， she's been trying to make sense of the all the measures that we've had to suddenly get used to。 As adults we have access to many sources of information that children don't often have， and that forms a tableau for us to receive information and make informed decisions。 Children don't often have that。 I'm so happy that Hwee Goh has written this book because it plugs that information ga I got this for my 8 year old and she devoured it in a day。 She thoroughly enjoyed it。 Ever since the pandemic hit， she's been trying to make sense of the all the measures that we've had to suddenly get used to。 As adults we have access to many sources of information that children don't often have， and that forms a tableau for us to receive information and make informed decisions。 Children don't often have that。 I'm so happy that Hwee Goh has written this book because it plugs that information gap for children， and helps them understand our reactions to various events （why there is panic buying， why we are staying home all the time）。 I love that the book dishes out solid facts backed by research in bite-sized pieces which are not too heavy-going nor dumbed-down。 The humorous illustrations in the book by David Liew really make a topic that can be difficult a lot more accessible for young minds。 。。。more
Hwee Goh
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