Care of small mammals in schools A 20-minule video produced by the RSPCA accompanied by the RSPCA manual Small mammals in schools and a workbook. Available from RSPCA, The Causeway, Horsham, West ...Sussex RH12 1HG. Price £18.00 (inc. VAT andp dp). Reviewed by Adrian Twiner
A place for wildlife A 17 minute VHS video made by the Kent Trust for Nature Conservation for the Kent County Council Education Department, in 1987. Introduced by Sir David Attenborough and narrated by Jim Flegg and Hilary Thomas. Available from Kent Educational Television Centre, Fred Martin Studio, Barton Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2ND. Price £17.25 (inc. VAT). Reviewed by Anne Bacon
Acid from the sky 44-minute film produced by the Central Electricity Generating Board. Available from CEGB Film and Video Library, Viscom Ltd, Parkhall Road Trading Estate, London SE21 8EL (01-761-3035). Supplied on free loan or for purchase on 16 mm film (£500.12) or video (VHS and Beta, £13.23, or Umatic £31.63). Prices include VAT. Reviewed by John Gill, Terry Saunders
Heating up the Earth-The greenhouse effect 58-frame filmstrip or slidepack and audio-cassette. Available from International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. Prices: filmstrip £5.95; slidepack £10.95; cassette £3.50 (add 10% of goods value for p&p,and 15% VAT) Reviewed by John Tranter
Banta Biosets for primary and middle schools Sixteen Bioset titles, divided into four groups. Each Bioset consists of a filmstrip of eight colour photographs, a text folder, and teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Banta, 279 Church Road, London SE19 2QQ (01-653-4798). Bioviewers cost £4.00 each. One pack of Biosets with five identical titles £6.25. A basic unit for five pupils containing five Bioviewers and five boxes of identical Biosets £56.25 (includes p & p, but not VAT). Quantity discounts Reviewed by Lewis W. Johnson
China's panda reserves 60-frame filmstrip or slidepack. A vailablefrom International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. Prices: filmstrip £5.95; slidepack £10.95 (add 10% of goods value for p & p, and 15% VAT) Reviewed by John Tranter
Foetal circulation in the pig A set of 14 plastic-mounted colour slides supplied in a plastic wallet with a 3-page booklet (ISBN 0 86375 041 9), price £8.00. Produced by Shirley Arnold for Focal Point Audiovisual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE Reviewed by Tony Scofield
Biotechnology Biosets Two Biosets: Biotechnology I: Food for people and animals (G94) and Biotechnology II: Microbes used in medicine, industry and agriculture (G95). Written by Irena Olejnikowna and published by Banta. Available from Banta, 279 Church Road, London SEW 2QQ (01-653 4798). Price: 1 pack of 5 identical titles £6.25. Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Habitat posters A set of six coloured posters 84 cm x 55 cm. Produced by the Nature Conservancy Council, Dept LA, Publications, Nature Conservancy Council, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA. Price £1 each, set of 6 £5 (inclusive of VAT and post free). Reviewed by Joan Medill
Genetic risk A boxed game. Available from Philip Harris Biological Ltd, Olamixon, Weston-super-Mare, Avon BS24 9BJ. Ref. M90040/7. Price £14.30. Reviewed by Ian Longman
Project focus Three project packs from the series 'Focus on... ': Focus on health, Focus on water, Focus on the Sahel. These A4-size resource packs are available from Films and Publications Section, Christian Aid, PO Box 1, London SW9 8BH (01-733 5500). Price £2.50 each (inclusive of VAT, donations towards p & p appreciated). Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Videotapes, Biology in focus A colour video, 25 minutes. Produced for ICI's schools liaison section and the Institute of Biology. Available in VHS and Betamax versions from Argus Film and Video ...Library, 15 Beaconsfield Road, London NW10 2LF. Pricein. 50 plus VAT ('10 to members of the Institute of Biology from the Institute's office); Clive Tucker, Jane Baron
Videotapes, The biochemical basis of biology, part 2: DNA and protein synthesis A video available in VHS or Betamax formats (PAL or NTSC) from the Biochemical Society Book Depot, PO Box 32, Commerce Way, Whitehall Industrial Estate, Colchester, Essex C02 8HP. Price £29.95/US$55.00 (inc. p&p and VAT); Richard Fosbery
Slides, Wild life of the Galápagos Islands: a guide to evolution Set of 30, 35 mm plastic mounted slides by Andrew Balmford. Supplied in a stiff binder with teaching notes. Price £13.60. Available from: Focal Point Audio-Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, Hants P03 SEE.; Richard Fosbery
Multi-media, Ecodisc An interactive videodisc for use with the BBC AIV system. Available from BBC Enterprises, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane, London W12 OTT. Price £169.00 (plus VAT and £5.00 insured postage). Potential buyers will need a Philips Laser Disc Player and a specially adapted BBC Acorn Micro; Monica Hale, David Solman, Diana Cripps
Charts, Circles in nature A pack of 8 charts, 25 cm × 37 cm, each with teacher's notes. Produced by Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. Ref. W739. Price £4.40 Reviewed by Liz Singleton
Charts, Our lungs A chart, 88 cm × 63 cm, with teacher's notes. Available from: British Trades Alphabet, PO Box 32, Abingdon, Oxon OX 14 3LJ. Price £2 (including postage and VAT); John A. Barker
Charts, The seasons A set of four wallcharts, 50 cm × 37 cm with teacher's notes. Produced by Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. Ref. T700. Price £4.40; P. Burdett
Charts, The robin A colour wallchart, 76 cm + 100 cm. Produced by Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. Ref. T78. Price £4.60 (plus VAT); Susan Allan
Charts, The rat and other rodents One colour wallchart, 76 cm + 100 cm. Produced by Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. Ref. T77. Price £4.60 (plus VAT); Susan Allan
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Human and social biology for GCSE K. Howard. 240 pp. London: Forbes Publications, 1987. £6.50. ISBN 0 901762 79 2 Reviewed by Jackie Hardie
Teaching science 11-13 Ed. D. Foster and R. Lock. 209 pp. ...Beckenham, Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. £7.95. ISBN 0 7099 4931 6 Reviewed by P. H. Scott
Examining GCSE biology M. Jenkins and S. Bowden. 288 pp. London: Hutchinson Education, 1988. £6.95. ISBN 0 09 1730619 Reviewed by Jean Martin
Practice tests-GCSE biology J. Hassell. 156 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Nelson, 1988. £3.25. ISBN 0 17 4481578 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
GCSE Revise Guide: Biology M. Barker. 257 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1988. £5.95. ISBN 0 582 01577 4 Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Understanding biology for Advanced level G. Toole and S. Toole. 611 pp. London: Hutchinson, 1988. £11.99. ISBN 09 170051 5 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Anti-racist science teaching D. Gill and L. Levidow. 324 pp. London (26 Freegrove Road, London N7 9RQ): Free Association Books, 1987. £8.95. ISBN 0 946960 64 X Reviewed by M. Zumuryot
All about biology B. Beckett and R. M. Gallagher. 158pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. £4.95. ISBN 0 19 914070 7 Reviewed by Jackie Hardie
Biology in daily life I. Olejnik, 77 pp. Glasgow: Blackie, 1988. £4.50. ISBN 0 216 92396 4 Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Micro-organisms in action: Concepts and applications in microbial ecology Ed. J. M. Lynch and J. E. Hobbie. 363 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1988. £19.95. ISBN 0 632 01653 1 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
AIDS matters L. Cooper and C. Nield. Oak House, Ramsom Hospital, Mansfield, Notts: Central Notts HPU, 1987. £15.00. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie
Biostatistical analysis 2nd edn. J. H. Zar. 718 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice-Hall, 1988. £16.95. ISBN 0 13 077595 9 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Neuronal man: the biology of mind J. Pierre Changeux. 348 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. £17.50/ £5.95. ISBNs 0 19 217750 8/504226 3 Reviewed by William Winlow
Human reproductive behaviour: a Darwinian perspective Ed. L. Betzig, M. Borgerhoff Mulder, and P. Turke. 363 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. £40.00/ £15.00. ISBNs 0 521 32738 5/33796 8 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Social behaviour in fluctuating populations A. Cockburn. 239 pp. Beckenham, Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. £30.00. ISBN 0 7099 3426 2 Reviewed by Stewart M. Evans
The ecology of sex P. J. Greenwood and J. Adams. 75 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1987. £5.95. ISBN 0 7131 2934 4 Reviewed by Michael J. Reiss
The ecology of temporary waters D. D. Williams. 205 pp. Beckenham, Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. £22.50. ISBN 0 7099 5211 2 Reviewed by Michael J. Reiss
Common plants of woodlands M. Quigley and N. Copeland. 62 pp. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1988. £2.50. ISBN 0 631 15856 1 Reviewed by Sally Hayns
Soil-plant relationships D. W. Jeffrey. 294 pp. Beckenham, Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. £25.00/ £11.95. ISBNs 0 7099 1459 8/1464 4 Reviewed by J. L. Chapman
Recycled paper making Urban Spaces Scheme. 20 pp. London: Polytechnic of North London, 1987. £2.50. ISBN 0 946232 69 5 Reviewed by Anne Heaton
Bioburst Richard Noel Re. 254 pp. London: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. £16.95. ISBN 0 8071 1289 5 Reviewed by Arthus Lucas
Aristotle to zoos P. and J. Medawar. 305 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. £4.95. ISBN 0 19 283043 0 Reviewed by Angela Dixon
The Cambridge illustrated dictionary of natural history R. J. Lincoln and G. A. Boxshall. 413 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. £15.00. ISBN 0 521 30551 9 Reviewed by P. A. Walker
Macmillan dictionary of genetics and cell biology N. Maclean. 422 pp. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1987. £27.50/ £10.95. ISBN 0 333 39463 1/46764 7 Reviewed by Alan Radford
Chambers science and technology dictionary 1008 pp. Cambridge: Chambers, 1988. £30.00/£16.95. ISBNs 0 85296 150 3/ 151 1 Reviewed by Brian J. Ford
