The Biology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Hardcover

Biology runs from the single cell to the whole ecosystem, and the difficulty for a new reader is seeing how those scales connect. The Big Ideas format handles that by laying out the discipline's landmark ideas across 336 pages, each explained in plain language and supported by diagrams, timelines and short quotations from the scientists involved. Cell theory, evolution by natural selection, inheritance and genetics, classification and the workings of the body all receive their own treatment, with step-by-step graphics doing the work that dense paragraphs usually shoulder. Recommended from around fourteen upwards, it suits a student who needs the shape of the subject before the detail arrives. Coverage at a glance: • 336 pages running from cell theory to whole ecosystems • Flow diagrams that break each idea into stages • Profiles of the scientists behind the key discoveries • A timeline placing discoveries in historical order For secondary students from about fourteen, general readers and anyone revising the fundamentals, published by DK and available at Boipoka.