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Blooming Bellamy: herbs and herbal healing (accompaniment to the BBC TV series) D. Bellamy. 192 pp. London: BBC Books, 1993. £15.99. ISBN 0 563 36725 3 Reviewed by J. A. Milligan
A directory for ...entomologists 2nd edn. M. Colvin and D. Reavey. 62 pp. (1993) Available from AES Publications, The Hawthorns, Frating Road, Frating, Great Bromley, Colchester, Essex C07 7JN. Price £2.40. ISBN 0 900054 57 3 Reviewed by Julian Doberski
The fern guide J. Merryweather and M. Hill. 188 pp. Shrewsbury, Shropshire: Field Studies Council, 1992. £5.25. ISBN 1 85153 2110 Reviewed by J. A. Milligan
Ecology in education Ed. M. Hale. 191 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. £29.95/$49.95. ISBN 0 521 43346 0 Geoff Welford
The economy of nature: a textbook of basic ecology 3rd edn. R. E. Rickleh. 576 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1993. £27.95. ISBN 0 7167 2409 X Reviewed by Martyn L. Gorman
Inventions and discoveries 1993: what's happened, what's coming, what's that? Eds. V-A. Giscard d'Estaing and M. Young. 248 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1993. £13.95 ISBN 0 8160 2865 6 Reviewed by Sue Hull
Science Scene: Electricity and magnetism; Using light J. Avison and J. Cartledge. 32 pp. each. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. £3.25/£3.50. ISBNs 0 340 53731 0/53730 2 Reviewed by Janet V. Drayton
Science Scene: Energy C. Hill. 48 pp. Oxford: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. £3.99. ISBN 0340 537 299 Reviewed by R. Ballanger
The outer reaches of life J. Postgate. 276 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. £16.95. ISBN 0 521 44010 6 Reviewed by James Crabbe
Power unseen: how microbes rule the world B. Dixon. 237 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1994. £16.99. ISBN 0 7167 4504 6 Reviewed by John A. Barker
The velvet claw D. Macdonald. 256 pp. London: BBC Books, 1992. £17.95. ISBN 0 563 20844 9 Reviewed by J. A. Milligan
Genetics for beginners S. Jones and B. Van Loon. 175 pp. Cambridge: Icon Books, 1993. £7.99. ISBN 1 874166 12 9 Reviewed by Dave Dennis
The natural history of evolution P. Whitfield. 220 pp. London: Doubleday, 1993. £25.00. ISBN 0 385 40388 7 Reviewed by Christopher A. Norris
Symbiotic interactions A. E. Douglas. 148 pp. Oxford: Oxford Science Publications (Oxford University Press), 1994. £12.50. ISBN 0 19 854294 1 Reviewed by David Hill
Primary science and technology D. Bentley and M. Watts. 221 pp. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1994. £35.00/£11.99. ISBNs 0 335 19029 4/19028 6 Reviewed by Anne Cullen
Essential science/Key stage 3 science questions J. Patefield, S. Jungnitz, and S. Lakin/D. McMonagle. 151 /125 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1993. £8.50/£35.00 (photocopiable). ISBNs 0 17 438533 1/438599 4 Reviewed by M. Duckworth
Science World 1 : students' book; teacher's resource book (photocopiable)-key stage 3 Ed. (series) J. Holman. 126/201 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1993. £6.95/£35.00. ISBNs 0 17 438414 9/438413 0 Reviewed by Marion Bowgen
Bath Science 5-16, key stage 4 Includes five themes: Life, Materials, Earth, Movement, and Connections-with a students' book and teacher's resource book for each theme 110/192, 111/223, 126/207, 99/222, 95/186 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1993. £19.99 (teacher's resource books); £5.50 (students' books). ISBNs 0 17 438436 X/438426 2; 438433 5/438427 0; 438435 1/438428 9; 438432 7/438429 7; 438434 3/438430 0 Reviewed by Carol Levick
Studies in awareness of science: Options book 1, student's book, teacher's book Ed. P. Hughes. London: John Murray, 1993, 1993, 1994.£25.00/£9.99/£7.50. ISBNs 0 7195 5211 7/5210 9/5213 3 Reviewed by Maureen Hayward
Advanced questions on everyday biology (with answers) M. Reiss. 71 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1994. £4.99. ISBN 0 17 448222 1 Reviewed by John A. Barker
The place of investigations in science education Investigations in Science Task Group. 37 pp. Hatfield, Herts. : The Association for Science Education (ASE), 1993. Available free from the ASE, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9AA (please send an A4 s.a.e.) Reviewed by Arthur Jennings
How to write a paper Ed. G. M. Hall. 117 pp. London: BMJ Publishing Croup, 1994. £8.95. ISBN 0 7279 0822 7 Reviewed by Robert Barrass
Calculations for health and social care G. E. Gee. 90 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. £5.50. ISBN 0 340 60154 X Reviewed by J. Keri Davies
Hard to swallow: a brief history of food R. W. Lacey. 340 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. £16.95/$22.95. ISBN 0 521 44001 7 Reviewed by G. P. Webb
Food safety: practical investigations A spiral-bound A4 booklet comprising 75 photocopy masters by S. Goswell and 8. Capper. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. 0223-467144; fax. 0223-467145.) Price £32.00 (UK); £37.00 (overseas). ISBN 1 85467 084 0 Reviewed by Sheila Turner
Thinking Science INSET A teaching pack and video by P. Adey and M. Shayer. Produced by King's College, London, and available from BP Educational Service, P.O. Box 934, Poole, Dorset BH17 7BR. (Tel. 0202-69940; fax. 0202-679326.1 Price £30.00 (inc. p & p) Reviewed by Jenny Henderson and Vic Lally
Skin education programme A teaching pack produced by Lederle Laboratories (Cyanamid), and available from Counsellor, Brands House, Kingshill Road, Four Ashes, High Wycombe, Bucks HPI3 5BB. (Tel. 0494-711228; fax. 0494-716626.) Free of charge Reviewed by Lesley Annan
Practical conservation: urban habitats A study pack comprising a book, study guide, and video. Available from the Open University, PO Box 188, Milton Keynes MK7 6DH. (Tel. 0908-653338; fax. 0908-654320.) Price £39.91 (book and video-individual purchasers}; £117.50 (video-organisational purchasers). Book written by S. Carr and A. Lane. 128 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. £8.50. ISBN 0 340 53369 2 Reviewed by Kate Lake
Maracá-an Amazonian case study A teaching pack produced by Shell UK Ltd in association with the Royal Geographical Society and the Maracá Rainforest Project. Available from Shell Education Service, Shell UK Ltd, PO Box 46, Newbury, Berkshire RG13 2YX (Tel. 0635-31721; fax. 0635-529371.) Price £30.00 (teachers); £50.00 (others) Reviewed by Anne Heaton
Satcom An IBM or Archimedes-compatible program with satellite simulator ana1 information system written by P. Creese. The hardware requirements for the IBM version are at least 450K of free memory, an EGA or VGA monitor, a hard disc drive with at least 5Mb of available space, a 3.5 inch HD floppy disc drive and a microsoft-compatible mouse. Published by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWFj UK and available from WWF Education Distribution, PO Box 963, Slough, Berkshire SL2 3RS. (Tel. 0753-643104; fax. 0753-646553). Price £49.50 plus p & p (multi-user) Reviewed by Ruth Moulton and Stephen Whittle
The mitochondrion and ATP synthesis, The chloroplast and photosynthesis Two 14-minute videos produced by Biomedia Associates, USA. Available from Viewtech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 3NJ (Tel. 0272-773422; fax. 0272-724292.) Price £26.50 each plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Tim Bolton-Maggs
Genetic engineering: exploring the issues A 25-minute video produced by Film and Video Centre, Australia, for CSIRO and available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. 0473-822235; fox. 0473-824519.) Price £35.00 plus p & p Reviewed by Karl Frearson
Exploring the sea A 52-minute video with accompanying teaching pack, produced by Renaissance Vision (Norwich) in association with Kingdom of the Sea (Great Yarmouth and Hunstanton). Available from Renaissance Vision, 9 Capitol House, Heigham Street, Norwich NR2 4TE. (Tel. 0603-767272; fax. 0603-768613.) Price £10.99 plus £1.50 p & p Alistair McMillen
Vertebrate dissection guides: the frog This 42-minute video is one of a series of five endorsed by the Institute of Biology (loB). Produced by and available from the University of Portsmouth, The Television Centre, The Rotunda, Museum Road, Portsmouth POI 2QQ. (Tel. 0705-843902.) Also available from the loB, 20 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DZ. (Tel. 071-581 8333.} Price £40.00 (£30.00 JBE subscribers, personal cheques only) Reviewed by George Fussey
Wild Places A series of VHS colour videos: Alligator swamp-100 minutes; Cactus desert-10 minutes; Monkey rainforest-10 minutes; Rocky Mountain meadow-10 minutes; Squirrel woodlands-9 minutes. Produced by Coronet International (USAI and available from Viewtech Film and Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0272-773422; fax. 0272-724292.) Price£26.50plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Alistair McMillen
Introduction to living cells A 23-minute video produced by Biomedia Associates, USA. Available from Viewtech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 3NJ (Tel. 0272-773422; fax. 0272-724292.) Price £26.50 plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Tim Bolton-Maggs
A place of compromise A 22-minute video produced by Film Australia. Available from Knowledge Books and Software, 16 Emlyn Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6JR. (Tel. 0272-512676; fax. 0272-512101.) Price (PAL/VHS formats) £29.50 plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Alistair McMillen
