Basic Biology.Basic Biology Denise Walker Smart Apple Media c/o Black Rabbit Books PO Box 3263, Mankato, MN 56002 $205.50 list; $143.70 school/library 1-507-388-1609 "Basic Biology" is a six volume series specifically written and designed by Denise Walker to introduce students in grades 7 through 12 to fundamental concepts of the biological sciences. Profusely pro·fuse adj. 1. Plentiful; copious. 2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments. illustrated with color photography and deftly deft adj. deft·er, deft·est Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous. [Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft. written at an eighth grade reading level, each individual 64-page title includes a table of contents, an index, a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. , diagrams, and activities. Children will learn the answers to a diversity of questions ranging from why people are of different sizes and shapes, the diversity of plant and animal species, the life cycles of animals, plants, and humans. The books (which are ideal as supplements for home schooling home schooling, the practice of teaching children in the home as an alternative to attending public or private elementary or high school. In most cases, one or both of the children's parents serve as the teachers. curriculums!) comprising this very impressive and thoroughly 'kid friendly' series includes Adaptations and Survival (978-1-58340-992-3); Body Systems (978-1-58340-990-9); Cells and life Processes (978-1-58340-988-6); "Green Plants (978-58340-993-0); Inheritance inheritance, in law inheritance, in law: see heir. inheritance, in biology inheritance, in biology: see heredity. inheritance Devolution of property on an heir or heirs upon the death of its owner. and Evolution (978-1-58340-989-3); Reproductions, Breathing, and Health (978-1-58340-991-6). Although each book is available individually ($34.25 list; $23.95 school/library), school and community libraries should acquire the entire set for the science collections for young readers. |
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