Summary: The story covers the basic context of the story beginning with Dorothy, her aunt and uncle's farm in Kansas, the busy farm hands, and Toto right up to her performance of an edited, shortened version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."
Dorothy had real problems and none of the adults in her life seemed to care. <break time="2s"/> She used to dream about running away from her troubles.
Maurice Hilleman was a scientist. He studied microbiology, single cell organisms that cause infectious diseases, like COVID. He also created vaccines to protect children. Use this story to talk about disease and ways that we protect ourselves from disease, including hand washing, wearing masks, social distancing and getting vaccinated.