The Biology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

It was great, my kid had a great time reading the book

This book chronicles the events that have made biology what it is today. But it does more than that. It details events that have shaped biology. Things like mapping the brain and the chemical processes that have influenced our understanding of the subject are all there. Good read.

There are a lot of things kids want to know but are hesitant to ask and more things parents really can't adequately explain. This book is a great start until kids can find a book at a higher reading level. Great illustrations and photos.

Very well edited for the modern world!!! Chapters are brief, very well written with incredible clarity, relevance without sacrificing depth, some thing rare in todays books, but of course DK knows how to pull it off. Highly recommend to any parent, homeschooler, of just any adult interested in science. Biological sciences have advanced so much since most adults graduated from school or college that it is very relevant to everyone and concise enough for our busy lives and again without sacrificing deapth!

Excellent book, for biology basics.

The information is endless and the book is sturdy and well-made; like the little brother to a college textbook.

I loved this very well put together (DK books are always attractive) book, The Biology Book. It's a very good, up-to-date, overview of biology written by a team of ten authors. It's written in a very easy to understand manner and is separated into very digestible bits. Themes range from food and energy (metabolism), to the brain and behavior, to genetics, to ecology and evolution. It's simply a great read and I look forward to reading more in the Big Ideas Made Simple series.

The book is damaged.