Abstract:“Coronavirus departs from some conventions of the picture book genre. For instance, it does not have named characters, although some of the same children appear regularly in the illustrations. In addition, it does not tell a narrative. Rather, the question/answer format makes readers perceive they are hearing professional information delivered in a straightforward manner. This informational purpose requires many more words per page than in most picture books…. Five words and phrases are bolded throughout the book: virus, completely new, antibodies, ventilator, and vaccine. This emphasis builds vocabulary and provides context for when children will hear these words in other contexts.”

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冠状病毒的受众、类型和准确性：儿童读物

摘要：“冠状病毒偏离了图画书体裁的一些惯例。例如，它没有命名角色，尽管一些相同的孩子经常出现在插图中。此外，它没有讲述故事。相反，问答格式让读者觉得他们听到的是以直接方式传递的专业信息。这种信息目的每页需要的字数比大多数图画书多得多…… 整本书中用粗体显示了五个单词和短语：病毒、全新、抗体、呼吸机和疫苗。这种强调建立了词汇量，并为孩子们在其他环境中何时会听到这些词提供了背景。”