Blumberg, Mark S. Bodyheat; temperature and life on Earth.

BLUMBERG, Mark S. Bodyheat; temperature and life on Earth. Harvard Univ. Press. 240p. bibliog. index. c2002. 0-674-01369-7. $15.95. SA

Blumberg is a biopsychologist who writes of scientific processes in a simple style that explains physiological changes and physics formulas for the layman. His premise is that temperature, both internal and external, controls the well-being of all animals, including humans. Temperature also affects plant life and may be the most crucial aspect of life on Earth. His many stories of animals, like baby white pelicans who complain about changes in temperature while still in the egg (which stimulates the mother to change her behavior so as to regulate the temperature). or stories of children who drown in frozen lakes and can sometimes be revived with no ill effects, are used as examples of temperature phenomena. This is a scientifically based and easily read book on something we all experience every day and don't notice but is crucial to our lives.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.

Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL