Books Science Connections: Pupil Book 1; Support and Assessment Pack 1/Science Investigations 1 Jane Taylor et al./R. Gott et al. 154; c. 120/c. 30 pp. London: Collins Educational, 1997 £8.99; £49.99/£44.99. ISBNs 0 0032 7859 X/7862 X/7860 3 Reviewed by Sue Hull Books Certificate science for NEAB Biology: student's book S. Cater. 90 pp. London: John Murray, 1997. £8.50. ISBN 0 7195 7515 X Reviewed by Jean Campbell Books Biology for You - teacher's support pack G. Williams. 300 pp. Cheltenham, Glos.: Stanley Thames, 1997. £65.00. ISBN 0 7487 2756 6 Reviewed by Jean Campbell Books Biological Science 2: Systems, maintenance and change 3rd edn. D. J. Taylor, N. P. O. Green, G. W. Stout, and R. Soper. 976 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. £16.50/US$32.95. ISBN 0 521 567203 Reviewed by Carolyn Halliday Books Advanced Biology Readers: Microorganisms & Biotechnology P. Chenn. 167 pp. London: John Murray, 1997. £ 10.99. 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