One Day a Dot: The Story of You, the Universe, and Everything
is a picturebook by Ian Lender, with artwork by Braden Lamb and Shelli
Paroline. It is currently scheduled for release On April 17 2018. This
book is an attempt to simplify and introduce the Big Bang theory and
evolution to a young audience. Starting
with one tiny dot and continuing through the Big Bang to the rise of
human societies, the story of our universe is told in simple and vivid
terms. But the biggest question of all cannot be answered: Where did
that one dot come from?
One Day a Dot: The Story of You, the Universe, and Everything
is a nice start to a conversation about the universe and science that
explores what we are made of, and how the world was formed and has
changed. I liked the simple version of the Big Bang, the see of dots as
the building blocks of matter is very well done, and I think that it
gets the basics of how our solar system and life on Earth began across
to readers of all ages. However, I thought the Evolution bit was
problematic, mainly because of the way it showed only one mammal
surviving extinction when most people, including children, are aware of
the fact that some currently living reptiles and birds are actual
descendants of the creature alike prior to the event that triggered the
mass extinction. However, I think that this book might help start a
discussion and help interest young minds into exploring the physics and
science that is currently trying to answer the big question, and prove
many of the theories definitively. With all that said, I thought the
illustrations were great, and did a wonderful job of illustrating the
theories and explanations.
