The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We're Different, the Big Ways We're the Same
by Linsey Davis (Author) Lucy Fleming (Illustrator)
Now a New York Times bestseller! Using child-friendly language, this playful picture book explains how genetics make each person unique and celebrates how we are more alike than different and are all part of the human race. In The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We're Different, The Big Ways We're the Same, Linsey Davis, bestselling children's author, Emmy-winning correspondent, and host for ABC News, together with co-author Michael Tyler, encourages children to find their own unique dot with sweet, rhyming prose.
"Only .1% of our genes make us uniquely who we are. We are 99.9% identical, alike, the same--equal. This book is 100% about that truth."
Combining whimsical rhymes and Lucy Fleming's engaging art, The Smallest Spot of a Dot is:
An inspiring story of connection, equality, and acceptance
Multicultural, multiracial children's picture book that recognizes our similarities and our uniqueness
Great for classroom use as children explore genetics, DNA, and individuality
The perfect read-aloud for kids ages 4-8
A unique gift for birthdays and holidays, or a back-to-school treat
New York Times bestselling author Linsey Davis is also the author of The World Is Awake, One Big Heart, Stay This Way Forever, and How High Is Heaven.
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K-Gr 3--With a message celebrating our differences and our sameness, this title for young readers starts with a dot. Each dot represents a gene. Readers are told that we are all made of billions and billions of tiny gene dots. One of these billions is your special dot. It makes each person unique. "The rest of the billions of dots we discussed/ Are exactly the same inside each of us." Our uniqueness and our sameness are highlighted in a multitude of ways through the text and inviting illustrations including a diverse cast of children. The message of this text, that genetically we are 99.9 percent the same, is critical for children to know in a world that seemingly seeks to divide, categorize, and "other" people. VERDICT Useful for multiple lessons from science to social-emotional learning, this title simultaneously encourages readers to find and celebrate that which makes them unique while identifying the similarities that unite us all in a common human family.--John Scott
Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.Kirkus
A rhymed celebration of human individuality within our genetic commonality.
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV009120 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Body
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Stories in rhyme
Individuality
Genes
DNA
