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Honestly, I didn’t even know virologist was a word, let alone how bada$$ they can be!

June Almeida, Virus Detective!: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus by Suzanne Slade and Elisa Paganelli

May 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Back in 2021 the book June Almeida, Virus Detective!: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus by Suzanne Slade and illustrator Elisa Paganelli was published. In 2026 I found a copy of it. I then read it. I liked it. And then I wrote a review about it. The theme is simple: woman scientist discovered ways of counteracting viruses, learned to use machines in ways no one had before, and would decades before it would be needed on a global scale, tells us that […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Coronaviruses, Elisa Paganelli, England, Human Coronavirus, June Almeida, science, Scientists, self-esteem, Social Themes, Suzanne Slade, Suzanne Slade and Elisa Paganelli, virologist, virus, women

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:139 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Coronaviruses, Elisa Paganelli, England, Human Coronavirus, June Almeida, science, Scientists, self-esteem, Social Themes, Suzanne Slade, Suzanne Slade and Elisa Paganelli, virologist, virus, women ·
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