When Santa Claus comes down with a terrible cold just before Christmas, his animal friends send him to bed, finish all of the presents, and load the sleigh, hoping that he will be well in time to make his deliveries.
An exploration of coughs and colds that discusses symptoms, causes, and what to do to feel better and includes answers to frequently asked questions, fact boxes, and a glossary.
Text, photographs, and illustrations discuss gross aspects of the human body, focusing on reflexes, such as twitches and sneezing, and discussing hiccups, blinking, choking, signs of a cold, hay fever, sniffing, coughs, and germs.
Examines the common cold, its symptoms, who catches colds, and how they spread. Discusses the differences in susceptibility to colds based on age and and social life.