The Handy Biology Answer Book

(Paperback, Second Edition)

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Plain and simple answers to more than 1,250 questions about the formulas, history, major personalities, latest developments, milestones, evolution and organisms that make up the world of biology. This major new reference work is a go-to guide for students and the more learned, and is helpfully laid out with numerous black-and-white illustrations. The authors are both scientists and have previously written The Handy Math Answer Book, The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book and The Handy Ocean Answer Book (all Visible ink).

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"Written in the question/answer format that is typical of inquisitive adolescents, the authors introduce the field of biology as well as the many careers within the field. The authors recognize that their book contains highlights spanning the breadth of biology . The Handy Biology Answer Book is a great place to start and it ends with an excellent recommendation to pursue your favorite topic." National Science Teachers Association Recommends

" a miscellany of very brief answers to some interesting and surprising questions about topics in the biological sciences. write[n] in a lay conversational style, appropriate for general readers, and the questions addressed are consistently interesting. Recommended." Choice

"...diligently updated and revised...More than 100 black-and-white pictures, diagrams, and charts grace this reference book, adding support to numerous topics. A vast glossary defining key terminology, suggested books, websites, news sites, and a detailed index conclude this helpful and inviting book." School Library Journal

"The Handy Biology Answer Book...is the ultimate reference guide to life science." Bella Online

"Everything youve always wanted to know about biology (and probably much more) has been asked and answered in this informative, engrossing and entertaining book." University of Pittsburgh

"This book best serves public libraries and high school media centers. These students as well as the general public will find the text engaging and the material useful." ARBA

Author Bio

Patricia Barnes-Svarney is a science and science fiction writer. Over the past few decades, she has written or coauthored more than 35 books, including Visible Ink Press The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book, The Handy Math Answer Book, and The Handy Ocean Answer Book. She is the author of When the Earth Moves: Rogue Earthquakes, Tremors, and Aftershocks, and she was also the editor/author of the award-winning New York Public Library Science Desk Reference.

Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist who has written extensively about the natural world. His books, with Patricia Barnes-Svarney, include Visible Ink Press The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book, The Handy Math Answer Book, and The Handy Ocean Answer Book, and he is also the author of Skies of Fury: Weather Weirdness around the World and The Oryx Guide to Natural History.

They live in Endicott, New York.