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When is something a dot, and when is it not a dot? Preschoolers and early elementary age children can have fun exploring that question as they flip through the pages of this book -- either on their own or with the help of someone able to read the short text accompanying each illustration. The illustrations are presented in a way that lends itself to teaching the basic colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, and white) as well as basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, diamond, star) plus a few others that are not typical. In addition, with some guidance, children can learn about attributes -- or characteristics -- that make something either a dot or not. Most things have more than one attribute. The dots shown in this book have the two attributes of size and color that vary from one illustration to another -- all the while having the same shape. Each attribute can have some variations, called attribute values. The attribute values for dots' colors are the visible spectrum colors plus black and white. The attribute values for dots' size are large, medium, and small. The ""not-dot"" illustrations differ from dots in their shapes and have their own attribute values. The last few pages of the book provide fun pages that challenge children in identifying what images have dots and which do not. Special notes for parents, teachers, or other interested folks are given at the end to facilitate further learning about attributes.

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Kevin Finson is a retired professor of science education. He taught 34 years at the college level, two at the high school level, and five at the middle school level. He is an earth scientist by training, but also has taught physical, life, and other sciences (as well as teaching on instructional theory and program evaluation). He is a vocal proponent of inquiry learning and teaching. Kevin has a sense of humor and really likes puns and shaggy dog stories. When at the university, he hosted an annual holiday party featuring a shaggy dog story contest. Since his retirement, he started to write children's books for his grandchildren. During his working career, Kevin was heavily involved in service to professional science education associations and maintained a consistent publication record that included the publication of eight books, some chapters and monographs, and a host of refereed (peer-reviewed) journal articles. Most of his professional academic publication focus has been on science for students with disabilities and on students' perceptions about scientists and visual data.

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