Audio Visual Reviews

SlidesMotorway biology. Set of 20 full-frame colour slides, card-mounted and numbered, in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder, with teaching notes. By J. Feltwell. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £7.00. Ref 36; D. R. Calder

SlidesMammals of the hedgerow. A set of 26 glass-mounted slides supplied in a cardboard box, with accompanying text. Available from the RSPCA, Purchase and Supply Department, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HG. Price £6.50; C. Dale

SlidesProtecting our waters. Set of 40 full-frame colour, cardmounted slides in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder, with teaching notes. By Robert Gray. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £11.75. Ref. 320; Margaret Beynon

SlidesX-rays of the human body. Set of 20 card-mounted black-andwhite slides in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder, with teaching notes. By Julian Cremona. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £7.00. Ref. 332; Pat Saunders, Pat Burdett

Tape/SlideLife on our Earth—Evolution Four slide sets, each of 20 colour, card-mounted, slides in a plastic viewpack in a stiff binder with leaching notes. By Anil Johnson. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copner Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £7.00 per slide set. Refs. 333–336. Cassette commentaries also available at £2.75 each; Brian Jones

Tape/SlideSurvival of the fittest. A colour filmstrip of 30 full-frames with a 30-minute taped commentary (cassette or open reel) and a supplementary information booklet. By M. Jago. Available from Audio Learning Ltd. Sarda House, 183–189 Queensway, London W2 5HL. Price £10.00. Ref. B10006; P. S. Richardson

Tape/SlideBiological studies of river pollution. A strip of 50 full-frames in colour with slide mounts supplied, and a cassette commentary. By G. Best, R. Rowatt, and S. Fraser. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE. Price £10.00. Ref 89 Content; Pat Burdett

FilmsPoisonous and edible plants. Colour filmstrip of 44 frames (available in full or half-frame format) with teaching notes. By Graham Burton. Available from Hugh Baddeley Productions, Educational Distribution Centre, 8 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts ALI 4PW. Cost £4.50. Ref. GB 114. (Also available as a slide set at £7.00).; M. Beynon

FilmsThe behaviour of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus . A 16 mm sound, colour, film. Running time 15 minutes. Year of release 1970. Produced by the Oxford Film Unit and distributed by Hunt and Broadhurst Ltd, Botley Road, Oxford 0X2 OHE. Price on application; Joan Lundie

FilmsWoodworm: The life cycle of Anobium punctatum . A 16 mm colour film. Running time: approx. 4.5 minutes. Year of release: 1966. Available on free loan from Rentokil Film Unit, Webber Road, Kirkby Industrial Estate, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 7SR;P. Burdett

FilmsOf mice and men. A 16 mm colour film. Running time: 15 minutes. Year of release: 1975. Available on free loan from Rentokil Film Unit, Webber Road, Kirkby Industrial Estate, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 7SR;

FilmsOur drains. Colour filmstrip of 41 frames (available in whole or half-frame format) with teaching notes, by Leslie Castle and W. M. Barker. Available from Hugh Baddeley Productions, Educational Distribution Centre, 8 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts ALI 4PW. Price £4.50. Ref. LC197; P. Saunders     

Audio Visual Reviews

Slides/Strips,Sewage treatment and disposal, A slide pack of 40 full-frame slides and teacher's booklet in a plastic slide wallet with optional stiff binder. Compiled by Robert Gray, Director of Cleansing and Environmental Health Officer, Borough of Airdrie. Price £11.00 (plus 75p for binder). Ref. 319. Produced and distributed by Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, Hants P03 5EE; B. J. Purvis

Slides/Strips,Life cycle of the locust, Set of 20 35 mm colour slides, cardmounted, presented in a plastic wallet and a stiff binder, with teaching notes by Sr M. Daniel IBVM. Price £7.00. Ref 366. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, Hants P03 5EE; I. Fforde

Slides/Strips,A world of its own—a meadow in midsummer, Afilmstrip of 50 full-frame colour transparencies with card mounts, and leaching notes. Compiled by Sr M. Daniel, IBVM. Price £7.27. Ref. 178. Available from Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, Hants P03 5EE; B. J. Purvis

Slides/Strips,Living world around us, Two filmstrips in this series, each of 36 frames, in colour, in full- or half-frame format.; A. J. Williams

Slides/Strips,Exploring a field.. Photography and notes by Joan M. Clayton. Price £4.50. Ref. JC107; A. J. Williams

Slides/Strips,Exploring a garden Photography and notes by Leslie Jackman. Price £4.50. Ref. JC131. Available from Hugh Baddeley Productions, Educational Distribution Centre, 8 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 4PW; A. J. Williams

Multi-Media,Youth and exploration, Five audiovisual packs, each containing over 30 mounted colour slides, audio cassette, commentary notes, and background information. Published as a collaborative venture by the Royal Geographical Society and BP Educational Service. Available from BP Educational Service, PO Box 5, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7EH. Price £7.50 each (available as filmstrip and notes without packaging or cassette at £1.90); Anne Heaton

Tapes,Human genetics, A one-hour taped discussion between Michael Carter of Portsmouth Polytechnic and Professor Bryan Clarke, Senior Research Fellow at Nottingham University, together with a booklet containing summaries of the discussions, a bibliography, and questions for students. Part of series ‘Sussex Tapes’ obtainable from Sussex Publications Ltd, Freepost, Poulshot, Devizes, Wilts SNIO 1BR. Reference SC3. Price £8.50 (cassette or reel); Diana Manuel

Games,The pollution game, Board game for four or five players. Price £17.41. Ref. ZRA-950-Q. Available from Griffin and George, Gerrard Biological Centre, Worthing Road, East Preston, West Sussex BN16 IAS. (Produced and distributed in the USA by Carolina Biological Supply Company, 2700 York Road, Burlington, North Carolina; ref. 44-3436); Colin Wood-Robinson

Games,Predator—the food chain game, Card game for up to 40 players. Price £5.90. Ref. ZRA-940-A. Available from Griffin and George Ltd, Gerrard Biological Centre, Worthing Road, East Preston, West Sussex BN16 IAS. (Distributed in the USA by Carolina Biological Supply Company, 2700 York Road, Burlington, North Carolina; ref 44-3425); Colin Wood-Robinson

Games,SOS—sink or swim, A card game for up to six players. Price £1.35. Produced by Dinosaur Publications for the National Trust. Obtainable from National Trust shops; P. Burdett     

Audio Visual Reviews

SlidesBiological systems Seven packs each containing 12 colour slides and teachers' notes. Compiled by T. Forder. Price £4.10 per pack. Available from The Slide Centre Ltd, 143 Chatham Road. London SW11SBR; Clare A. Duggan, Phil Lea Judith M. Troke David Veale

Tape/SlidePhotosynthesis: Energy from light A tape-slide presentation in two parts with teachers' guide. Compiled by Gray Williams Jr. Each part has 80 plastic-mounted slides and a tape cassette for 25 minutes with audible signal on one side, 1000 Hz automatic signal on the other. Price £59.00. Available in the UK from Edward Patterson Associates Ltd, 68 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1RJ. Available in the USA with slides prepacked in two carousel magazines with an LP record in addition to the cassettes. Price $139.50. Ref. 1039–1750. From Science and Mankind Inc., White Plains, N. Y. 10603, USA; Reshid Auladin Rosy Dixon Julie Stamford

Tape/SlideThe work of the World Wildlife Fund Set of 60 plastic-mounted 35 mm colour slides and a prerecorded cassette tape, with notes. Prices: slides £8.30; tape £3.00 (double-frame film-strip available at £4.15). Ref. AVP 054/60. Available from WWF/IUCN International Education Project, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Glos GL54 5TZ. (Many of the WWF tapes can be made available in foreign language versions. Write for further information to the address above.); John A. Barker

VideotapesThe blood business A videotape in colour. Running time 30 minutes. Video hire £8.20. Video sale £140. Available from Concord Films Council Ltd, 201 Felixstowe Road. Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9BJ; P. Saunders

VideotapesGenetic chance. A videotape in colour. Running time 60 minutes. Originally produced by BBC TV in 1979. Video hire £13.50. Video sale £150. Available from Concord Films Council Ltd, 201 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9BJ; P. Saunders

ChartsCommon British Mammals A set of six posters, one on each of Rabbit, Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog, Deer, Badger, Fox. By D. Walton and D. Barbour. Obtainable from World Wildlife Fund, Education Department, Panda House, 11–13 Ockford Road, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1QU. Distributed to schools with the aid of Lloyds Bank; K. E. J. Wiseman

ChartsThe development and care of teeth T50 A colour chart with teaching notes, size approximately 100 cm by 76 cm. Price £2.85. Available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 0UD; Julie Stamford; John A. Barker

ChartsThe blood system T51 A chart, in colour, with teaching notes, size approximately 100 cm by 74 cm. Price £2.85. Available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27Kirchen Road, London Wli OUD; John A. Barker

ChartsJoints T52 A chart, in colour, with teaching notes, size approximately 100 cm by 76 cm. Price £2.85. Available from Pictorial Charts Educational trust, 27Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD; John A. Barker

Multi-mediaSmoking F702 Pack of materials, price £2.85. Available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London Wli OUD; John A. Barker     

The Running,Jumping and Standing-still Game

Films Hydra: Feeding Behaviour BGP781 Hydra: Reproductive Behaviour BGP782 Two 8 mm, colour, loop films, 3.5 minutes each, with guidance notes. Prices: Super 8 £13.00 each; Standard 8 £12.30 each. Available from Gateway Educational Media, Waverly Road, Yale, Bristol BS17 5RB; Mark Thomas

Slides Hydra TZ6 Set of 11, 35 mm slides by S. Walker (1969). Price £7.20. Ref. M33625/3. Available from Philip Harris Biological Ltd, Oldmixon, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon BS24 9BJ; Janet Croston

Slides Form and function in flowering plants B10/003 Fitness for survival B10/005 30-framefilmslrips with cassette tapes and brief notes; running times 28 minutes. Price £10.00 each. Available from Audio Learning Ltd, 183–189 Queensway, London W2 5HL; Ruth Dormandy, Jane Harding, Brian Kenway, Andrew Richards

Charts The Animal Kingdom The Plant Kingdom Wall charts, 66 cm by 50 cm, printed in full colour, by Pamela Haddon and Don Mackean. Price £1.60. ISBN 0 7195 3834 3. Published by John Murray Ltd, 50 Albemarle Street, London WIX4BD; John A. Barker

Charts Lichens and Air Pollution Chart, 80 cm by 60 cm, in full colour. UK Education price £1.00. Reference WI/1. Available from BP Educational Service, PO Box 5, Welherby, West YorksLS23 7EH; John A. Barker

Charts Befriend a friend A set of six black-and-white posters produced by the RSPCA Schools Campaign for Animal Welfare. Available from the RSPCA, Purchase and Supply Department, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HG. Price 15p each; C. Dale     

Progress and Development in Biological Education

Software

Transpiration By J. M. Garland and U. Garland. Written for BBC Model B with colour monitor, cassette and disc versions. Produced by Garland Computing, 35 Dean Hill, Plymouth PL9 9AF. Price £10.00. Reviewd by W. G. Rogers

Seed germination By J. M. Garland. Written for BBC Model B with colour monitor. Cassette and disc versions. Produced by Garland Computing, 35 Dean Hill, Plymouth, Devon PL9 9AF. Price £10.00 Reviewd by W. G. Rogers.

Photosynthesis By J. M. Garland.Written for BBC Model B with colour monitor, cassette and disc versions. Produced by Garland Computing, 35 Dean Hill, Plymouth PL9 9AF. Price £10.00 Reviewed by W. G. Rogers.

Slides/Strides

Vertebrate reproduction Twenty-two.35 mm colour slides (including two title slides) with a study guide by David W. Macdonald. Ref. AV 218, price £16.80. Available from: Oxford Educational Resources Ltd, 197 Botley Road, Oxford 0X2 OHE Reviewed by Katrina Fuery

Reproduction in mammals Twenty-two.35 mm colour slides (with two title slides) with teaching notes by David W. Macdonald, produced in association with Oxford Scientific Films Ltd and J. Dellar of Wildlife Consultants Ltd. Ref. AV 220, price £16.80. Available from Oxford Educational Resources Ltd, 197 Botley Road, Oxford OX2 OHE Reviewed by Claire Carpenter

Mitosis and meiosis Two sets of 12 slides, each accompanied by a booklet containing background information and questions with answers. By Dr Judith Kinnear and Dr Marjory Martin. Refs M39825/8, M39820/9, price £9.95 each. Available from Philip Harris Biological Ltd, Oldmixon, Weston-super-Mare, Avon BS24 9BJ Cathy Maclean Marjorie Tindal

Farm animal breeds Set of 24, colour, plastic-mounted slides supplied in a wallet with teaching notes by Dr Alan Beaumont. Available from Audio-Visual Productions Ltd, Hocker Hill House, Chepstow, Gwent NP6 5ER Ref. 977. Price £8.90 Adam Cade

Basic techniques of plant tissue culture Twenty-six 35 mm colour slides in a plastic wallet with teaching notes. Ref M25080/2, price £16.25. Also available as a filmstrip, ref. M25084/9, price £11.00. Obtainable from Philip Harris Biological Ltd, Oldmixon, Westonsuper-Mare, Avon BS24 9BJ V. E. Stein

Focus on bats Forty 35 mm plastic mounted colour slides and a 20 minute cassette soundtrack narrated by Dr R. Stebbings. Ref. A VP 080. Price £11 (or filmstrip £7) and tape £4 (inclusive of VAT and postage). Available from International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Gutting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ Kevin Walsh

Introducing British reptiles Forty 35 mm colour slides, commentary booklet, and a leaflet on ‘Being kind to snakes‘ are supplied in a handy plastic wallet. Ref. AVP 075. Price £10.06 (includes VAT and postage). The commentary is also available on cassette. Also available as a film strip, price £5.00. Available from International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ Iain Armstrong

Introducing British amphibia Forty 35 mm colour slides, commentary booklet and a leaftlet on ‘Garden ponds as amphibian sanctuaries’. Ref AVP 074. Price £10.06 (includes VA T and postage). Also available as a film strip, price £5.00. An audio-cassette of the commentary will soon be available price £3.80. From International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ Alison Muspratt

Videotapes

Investigating the nervous system A 20-minute video-cassette, ref. 84/031/ I, price £29.50. Also available as a 16 mm film price £395. Produced by Educational Media Australia, in association with the Australian Academy of Science, Schools Biology Project. Available from Educational Media International, 25 Boileau Road, London W5 3AL Jane O'Leary

Reproduction in organisms A 16-minute video-cassette released in 1981, ref. 84J062JR, price £29.50. Also available as a 16 mm film price £205, ref. EM A AUS UP-S. Produced by Educational Media Australia. Available from Educational Media International, 25 Boileau Road, London W5 3AL Carol Burton Jenny Johnson

Eat your heart out A videotape in two parts, lasting about an hour produced by Scope Films Ltd, and available from Concorde Films Council Ltd, 201 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich IP3 9BJ. Price: hire £10; sale £60 C. Thorpe P. Burdett

Tapes

Biorhythms: 1. Human biology; 2. General biology Each consists of a cassette tape and a 65+ page booklet. Words by Harold Baum, music by Peter Shade, sung by the ‘Metabolites’. Published by Learn Through Music Ltd. Distributed by: (UK) Taylor and Francis Ltd, 4 John Street, London WC1N 2ET; (USA) Taylor and Francis Inc., 242 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1906. Each part £8.95 (1984). ISBNs 0 85066 291 5 and 0 85066 292 3 John A. Barker     

Visual Aid Reviews

Slides Nature in towns A set of 18 35 mm colour slides in a plastic wallet which will fit a standard suspension filing system, with teachers' notes. Ref. SI299. Price £.5.40. Available from: The Slide Centre, 143 Chatham Road, London SWll 5BR; Anne Cullen

Slides Inter-relationships in marine life A set of 40 35 mm slides in a plastic wallet with teachers' notes. Script by Bob Earll, Underwater Conservation Society. Ref. AVP 031/40. Price 18.00. Also available as afilmstrip, price £4.00. Available from: WWF/IUCN International, Education Project, Greenfield House, Gutting Power, Gloucestershire GL54 5TZ; Chris Marland, Mark Windale

Slides The soil and the plant: Soil organisms A set of 18 35 mm colour slides in a plastic wallet with teaching notes. Edited by M. J. D. Hirons. Ref. S1137. Price £5.40. Available from: The Slide Centre, 143 Chatham Road, London SWll 5BR; P. Saunders

Slides Disturbed soils A set of 24 35 mm colour slides in a plastic wallet which can be hung in a standard suspension filing system, with teachers' notes. Ref. S1093. Price 17.50. Available from: The Slide Centre, 143 Chatham Road, London SW11 5BR; A. Cullen

Multi-media Keep Britain Tidy Group Schools Project, Unit 1: Paper One of five Units, the others being Glass, Metals, Plastics, and Waste disposal. The package contains a book of teachers' notes, 13 35 mm colour slides, 17 worksheet masters, and 10 pupils' booklets. Price £9.00. Available from: KBTG, Bostel House, 37 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RE; P. Burdett

Multi-media Keep Britain Tidy Group Schools Project, Unit 2: Glass One of five Units, the others being Paper, Metals, Plastics, and Waste disposal. The package contains a book of teachers' notes, 11 35 mm slides, 12 worksheet masters, and 10 pupils' booklets. Price £9.00. Available from: KBGT, Bostel House, 37 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RE; Frank James     

Audio-visual materials for evolution

Care of small mammals in schools A 20-minule video produced by the RSPCA accompanied by the RSPCA manual Small mammals in schools and a workbook. Available from RSPCA, The Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HG. Price £18.00 (inc. VAT andp dp). Reviewed by Adrian Twiner

A place for wildlife A 17 minute VHS video made by the Kent Trust for Nature Conservation for the Kent County Council Education Department, in 1987. Introduced by Sir David Attenborough and narrated by Jim Flegg and Hilary Thomas. Available from Kent Educational Television Centre, Fred Martin Studio, Barton Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2ND. Price £17.25 (inc. VAT). Reviewed by Anne Bacon

Acid from the sky 44-minute film produced by the Central Electricity Generating Board. Available from CEGB Film and Video Library, Viscom Ltd, Parkhall Road Trading Estate, London SE21 8EL (01-761-3035). Supplied on free loan or for purchase on 16 mm film (£500.12) or video (VHS and Beta, £13.23, or Umatic £31.63). Prices include VAT. Reviewed by John Gill, Terry Saunders

Heating up the Earth—The greenhouse effect 58-frame filmstrip or slidepack and audio-cassette. Available from International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. Prices: filmstrip £5.95; slidepack £10.95; cassette £3.50 (add 10% of goods value for p&;p,and 15% VAT) Reviewed by John Tranter

Banta Biosets for primary and middle schools Sixteen Bioset titles, divided into four groups. Each Bioset consists of a filmstrip of eight colour photographs, a text folder, and teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Banta, 279 Church Road, London SE19 2QQ (01-653-4798). Bioviewers cost £4.00 each. One pack of Biosets with five identical titles £6.25. A basic unit for five pupils containing five Bioviewers and five boxes of identical Biosets £56.25 (includes p &; p, but not VAT). Quantity discounts Reviewed by Lewis W. Johnson

China's panda reserves 60-frame filmstrip or slidepack. A vailablefrom International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. Prices: filmstrip £5.95; slidepack £10.95 (add 10% of goods value for p &; p, and 15% VAT) Reviewed by John Tranter

Foetal circulation in the pig A set of 14 plastic-mounted colour slides supplied in a plastic wallet with a 3-page booklet (ISBN 0 86375 041 9), price £8.00. Produced by Shirley Arnold for Focal Point Audiovisual Ltd, 251 Copnor Road, Portsmouth P03 5EE Reviewed by Tony Scofield

Biotechnology Biosets Two Biosets: Biotechnology I: Food for people and animals (G94) and Biotechnology II: Microbes used in medicine, industry and agriculture (G95). Written by Irena Olejnikowna and published by Banta. Available from Banta, 279 Church Road, London SEW 2QQ (01-653 4798). Price: 1 pack of 5 identical titles £6.25. Reviewed by Richard Fosbery

Habitat posters A set of six coloured posters 84 cm x 55 cm. Produced by the Nature Conservancy Council, Dept LA, Publications, Nature Conservancy Council, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA. Price £1 each, set of 6 £5 (inclusive of VAT and post free). Reviewed by Joan Medill

Genetic risk A boxed game. Available from Philip Harris Biological Ltd, Olamixon, Weston-super-Mare, Avon BS24 9BJ. Ref. M90040/7. Price £14.30. Reviewed by Ian Longman

Project focus Three project packs from the series ‘Focus on… ’: Focus on health, Focus on water, Focus on the Sahel. These A4-size resource packs are available from Films and Publications Section, Christian Aid, PO Box 1, London SW9 8BH (01-733 5500). Price £2.50 each (inclusive of VAT, donations towards p &; p appreciated). Reviewed by Richard Fosbery     

Audio visual Reviews

Multi-mediaThe fight for food A pack consisting of a 15-page A4 size booklet, fully illustrated, 54 plastic mounted 35 mm slides, and a 15-minute commentary on a cassette tape. Commentary available with audible change signal or with an inaudible signal for automatic machines. Price £10.00. Additional copies of booklet free up to 10 copies and then 20p per copy. A vailable from British Agrochemicals Association, Alembic House, 93 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TU;John A. Barker

Tape/Slide A new look at the structure of living cells A discussion between Dr H. Hillman and Dr R. Gliddon about interpreting electron photomicrographs of cell structure. A set of 20 black-and-white slides, mounted in card in a plastic box, with an accompanying commentary on pipped tape, all in a presentation pack. A supplementary booklet of commentary and suggestions is included. Price £11.25. Ref. B1A021. Produced by Richard Gliddon. Available from Audio Learning Ltd, Sarda House, 183–189 Queensway, London W2 5HL;P. Burdett     

Parasites of British Earthworms

Four Animated 8 mm Loops in Colour on Human Physiology Available from Macmillan &; Co Ltd., 4 Little Essex Street, London, W.C.2. Price: Standard 8 £4 15s. Super 8 £5 5s.

Macmillan 8 mm Loop Films

Animal Sounds: A set of five 7″ L.P. records published by B.P.C. Publishing Ltd. for Animal Life. Each record 14s.     

Books

Climbing Mount Improbable R. Dawkins. 308 pp. London: Viking (Penguin Books), 1996. £20.00. ISBN 0 670 85018 7. Reviewed by J. R. Downie

The beauty of the beastly N. Angier. 278 pp. London: Abacus (Little, Brown & Co), 1996. £8.99. ISBN 0 349 10769 6. Reviewed by Stephen Webster

The strange case of the spotted mice and other classic essays on science P. Medawar. 236 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £7.99. ISBN 0 19 286193 X. Reviewed by H. V. Wyatt

Privileged hands: a scientific life G. Vermeij. 297 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman, 1997. £18.95. ISBN 0 7167 2954 7. Reviewed by Paul F. Brain

Spotlight Science 7: SEN Learning support pack/Extra help sheets K. Johnson, S. Adamson, and G. Williams. Cheltenham, Glos.: Stanley Thornes, 1996. £55.00/£45.00. ISBNs 0 7478 2758 2/2466 4. Reviewed by Julie Lloyd

Longman Science 11–14: Biology Pupil's Book 3rd edn. M. Roberts and P. Mawby. 298 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1996. £9.99. ISBN 0582 29420 7. Reviewed by Caroline Poole

Longman Homework Handbooks Key Stage 3: Science C. Millican et al. 188 pp. Harlow, Essex: Addison Wesley Longman, 1996. £7.99. ISBN 0 582 29327 8. Reviewed by Loretta Platts

Heinenrann Co-ordinated Science Higher Biology: Pupil book; Assessment and resource pack R. Fosbery and J. McLean/M. Sheehan and C. Woodward. 184/156 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1996. £9.99/£39.95. ISBNs 0 435 58000 0/58016 7. Reviewed by Ann Dolan

Biology for you: National Curriculum Edition for GCSE (student's book) G. Williams. 352 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £12.99. ISBN 0 7487 2366 8. Reviewed by Jean Campbell

Human physiology & health M. Jenkins. 246 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. £11.99. ISBN 0 340 658525. Reviewed by Arabella Stuart

Social Biology Topics: Human reproduction L. M. Baggott. 112 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. £.8.95. ISBN 0 521 46914 7. Reviewed by Ann-Marie Skinner

Advanced biology principles and applications: study guide C. J. Clegg, D. C. Mackean, P. H. Openshaw, and R. C. Reynolds. 450 pp. London: John Murray, 1996. £17.99. ISBN 0 7195 5358 X. Reviewed by Carolyn Ann Mulley

GNVQ Intermediate Science Cambridge Training and Development Ltd. 210 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £12.00. ISBN 0 19 832800 1. Reviewed by P. Bunyan

Further studies for social care C. Holden et al. 330 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. £12.99. ISBN 0 340 65526 7. Reviewed by Phil Bunyan

Health and social care for intermediate level Ed. S. Benson. 248 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. £10.99. ISBN 0 340 620579. Reviewed by Phil Bunyan

Life chemistry and molecular biology E. J. Wood, C. A. Smith, and W. R. Pickering. 230 pp. London: Portland Press, 1997. £16.00. ISBN 1 85578 064 X. Reviewed by T. M. Harrison

Immunobiology: the immune system in health and disease 2nd edn. C. A. Janeway, Jr. and P. Travers. London: Current Biology and USA: Garland Publishing, 1996. Available from Churchill Livingstone, Robert Stevenson House, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland EH 1 3AF (tel: 0131-556-2424; fax. 0131-558-1278). £24.95/$19.95. ISBN 0-8153-2044-2. Reviewed by Paul F. Brain

Investigations by order: policy, curriculum and science teachers' work under the Education Reform Act J. Donnelly et al. Driffield, E. Yorkshire: Studies in Education, 1996. £14.95. ISBN 0 905484 57 6. Reviewed by Paul Denley

Environment and the law: an introduction for environmental scientists and lawyers J. F. and S. McEldowney. 327 pp. Horlow, Essex: Longman, 1996. £22.99. ISBN 0 582 22712 7. Reviewed by John Feltwell

Collins Gem: Mushrooms and toadstools photoguide P. Harding and A. Outen. 256 pp. London: HarperCollins, 1996. £3.99. ISBN 0 00 470934 9. Reviewed by Julia Milligan

Naturalists' Handbooks 25: Thrips W. D. J. Kirk. 70 pp. Slough, Berkshire: The Richmond Publishing Co., 1996. £8.95. ISBN 0 85546 3074. Reviewed by Ian Lancaster

Naturalists' Handbooks 22: Animals under logs and stones with wallcard C. Philip Wheater and H. J. Read. 90 pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Co., 1996. £15.00/£8.95. Wallcard - £1.75. ISBNs 0 85546 302 3/301 5. Reviewed by Robin Sutton

Naturalists' Handbooks 23: Blowflies Z. Erzinclioglu. 72 pp. Slough, Berkshire: The Richmond Publishing Co., 1996. £8.95. ISBN 0 85546 303 1. Reviewed by Ian Lancaster

Resource packs Poultry Biology A resource booklet written by N. Gregory and available from the Poultry Association of New Zealand, 1 st Floor, 106 Carlton Gore Road, Auckland, New Zealand. (Tel. 10) 9 309 2417; fax. 0 (9) 307 3831; e-mail, bobd@pianz.org.nz) free of charge. Reviewed by Roger Lock

Wader migration game A set of 52 A4 sheets produced and available from RSPB Education, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds SG19 2DL. {Tel. 01767 680551; fax. 01767 692365.) Price £5.00 incl. p&p. Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

Slides Invertebrate conservation slide packs: Heathland and grassland, Woodland and wetland Produced by R. Key of English Nature in conjunction with the Amateur Entomologists' Society. Available from Martin Harvey, Amateur Entomologists' Society, PO Box 8774, London SW7 5ZC. Price £25.00 plus £2.00 p&p. Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

Software How animals move A CD-ROM produced by Moris Multimedia in consultation with Professor R. McNeill Alexander. Suitable for IBM and compatibles (486SX spec, or higher) and Macintosh (Proforma, Centris, and Quadea families). Available from Maris Multimedia, 99 Mansell Street, London E1 8AX. (Tel. 0171 488 1566; fax. 0171 702 5034.) Price £19.99 (incl. VAT plus £1.50 p&p). Reviewed by Mike Tribe

Videotapes Knowledge now in experimental biology — Yeast as a model organism: identifying genes that control cell division; Arabidopsis as a model organism: homeotic genes and development in a plant Two in a series of six videos produced by Cogilo Learning Media and available from Oxford University Press, Saxon Way West, Corby NN18 9ES. (Tel. 01536 741519; fax. 01536 746337; e-mail. http://www.cogitomedia.com 1-800-93- THINK.) Price £59.95 each plus VAT. Reviewed by Julian Thomas     

The value of measurements in the study of wader migration; a reply

Birds of West Central and Western Africa. Vol. 2. By C. W. Mackworth- Praed and C. H. B. Grant. Longman. 1973. 818 pp., 93 colour-plates, hundreds of distribution maps. Price £8.00., by L. A. Batten

A Guide to the Birds of Wales. David Saunders. Constable &; Co. Ltd, London. 1974. 341 pp. Many photographs and sketch maps. Price £2.50., by Chris Mead

The World of an Estuary. Heather Angel. Faber and Faber, London. 1975. 128 pp., 50 black and white photographs. Price £1.95., by A. J. Prater

Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland. Dr J. T. R. Sharrock, with drawings by P. J. Grant. T. &; A. D. Poyser Ltd., Berkhamsted. 1974. 26 plates. Price £3.80., by D. E. Glue

The Buzzard. Colin R. Tubbs. David and Charles, Newton Abbot. 1974. 199 pp., 17 photographs and 11 figures. Price £4.75., by Chris Mead

Birds of the Yorkshire Coast. Richard Vaughan. Hendon Publishing Co. Ltd., London. 1974. 96 pp. 77 plates. Price £1.70 hardback, £1.20 paperback., by H. B. Ginn

The Naturalist in Majorca. James D. Parrack. David and Charles, Newton Abbot. 1973. 224 pp., 32 black and white plates and 15 line drawings. Price £3.95., by L. A. Batten

Feathers Plain and Fancy. Hilda Simon. Frederick Muller, London. 1973. (First published 1969.) Viking Press, New York. 126 pp., many colour and black and white illustrations by the author. Price £2.00., by H. B> Ginn

A Revised Check-List of the Maltese Islands. By C. De Lucca. E. W. Classey Ltd, Hampton, Middlesex, 1969. 95pp. Price £0.75.

Die Vögel des Bodenseegebietes. By H. Jacoby, G. Knötzsch and S. Schuster. Supplement to Vol. 67 of Der Ornithologische Beobachter, 1970. 260pp. 16 black and white plates.

Die Vogelwelt der Limmattal und Zürichseeregion. By W. Knopfli. Supplement to Vol. 68 of Der Ornithologische Beobachter, 1971. 174pp. 4 colour plates.     

A scheme for teacher assessment of practical work in Advanced level Biology and its moderation

Science: The Salters' Approach, key stage 4 Book 1 R. Campbell, J. Lazonby, R. Millar and S. Smvlh. 90 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1990. £4.95. ISBN 0 435 63004 0 Reviewed by Richard Doggett

Science: The Salters' Approach, key stage 4 Book 2 R. Campbell, J. Lazonby, R. Millar, and S. Smyth. 90 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1991. £5.50. ISBN 0 435 63009 1 Reviewed by Richard Doggett

Understanding science: Pupils' books 1, 2, 3; Teachers' resource books 1, 2, 3 J. Boyd, W. Whitelaw, P. Warren. 144/176/176 and 170/198/235 pp. London: John Murray, 1989–1991. Students' books £5.50 each: Teachers' £16.50/£17.50/£17.50. ISBNs 0 7195 4621 4/4623 0/4824 1/4622 2/4624 9/4825 X Reviewed by Maureen Hayward

Practical science: the role and reality of practical work in school science Ed. B. E. Woolnough. 203 pp. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press, 1990. £30.00/£10.99. ISBNs 0335 09390 6/09389 2 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Investigating the nature of science Ed. J. Honey. Ringbinder containing 12 copymasters and booklet of teachers' notes. Harlow, Essex: Longman (for the Nuffield-Chelsea Curriculum Trust), 1990. £47.50 (+ VAT). ISBNO 582 06657 3 Reviewed by Geoff Welford

Biology plus 2: Resource material for GCSE biology Hobsons Publishing and The Standing Conference on Schools' Science and Technology. 42 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1989. £22.50. ISBN 1 85324 138 5 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty

Science activities: Environment and living organisms Science activities: Energy and matter P. Spychal. Each 64 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £3.95 each. ISBNs 340 49919 2/41484 7 Reviewed by Nigel Collins

Essential science activities for key stage 4 K. Bishop, W. Scott, D. Maddocks. 126 pp. Cheltenham, Glos: Stanley Thornes, 1990. £33plus VAT. ISBNO 7487 0429 9 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Studying for science: a guide to information, communication and study techniques B. White. 202 pp. London: E. &; F. N. Spon (Chapman and Hall), 1990. £9.95. ISBN 0 419 14820 5 Reviewed by Alan Cadogan

Biology in practice (for standard grade) X Carrie, J. Dorward, J. Robertson, andL. Russell. 108 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. £5.50. ISBN 0 19 914288 2 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty

Physics in the life sciences 2nd edn. G. Duncan. 324 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1990. £14.95. ISBN 0 632 01778 3 Reviewed by J. E. Philpott

Humanities insights: health B. J. Dady. 48 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £3.50. ISBN 0 340 50538 9 Reviewed by Carolyn A. Mulley

The responsible use of animals in biology classrooms including alternatives to dissection Ed. R. Hairston. Reston, Virginia, USA: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1990. USS15.00. ISBN 0 941212 06 8 Reviewed by Angela Dixon

Animals in education The Hume Memorial Lecture 1990. P. N. O'Donoghue. 32 pp. Potters Bar, Herts: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (8 Hamilton Close, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3QD), 1990. £1.25. ISBN 0 900767 71 5 Reviewed by Katherine Millett and Roger Lock

Teaching biotechnology in schools Science and technology education, document series no. 39. Ed. J. D. Mclnerney. 279 pp. Paris: UNESCO (Section of Science and Technology Education), 1990. ED-90/WS/33 Reviewed by Dean Madden

Biology now!: genetic engineering Topics in contemporary science and technology for A-level, AS-level, BTEC. P. E. O. Wymer. 15 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1989. £2.50. ISBN 1 85324 160 1 Reviewed by Vic lally

Biotechnology, genetic engineering and society Monograph series III. G. H. Kieffer. 89 pp. Virginia, USA: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1987. $10,001 S8.00 (members). ISBN 0 941212 05 X Reviewed by Vic Lally

Heredity and human diversity Cambridge social biology topics. S. Tomkins. 131 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. £5.50. ISBN 0 521 31229 9 Reviewed by Mike Tribe

Practical genetics R. N. Jones and G. K. Rickards. 228 pp. Milton Keynes, Bucks: Open University Press, 1991. £35.00/£14.99. ISBNs 0 335 09218 7/09217 9 Reviewed by Stuart Elford

Essential genetics: a course book L. Burnet. 146 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. £5.95. ISBN 0 521 31380 5 Reviewed by Dave Devey

A student's companion to molecular cell biology D. Rintoul, R. Welti, M. Lederman, B. Storrie, and R. Van Buskirk. 397 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman (for Scientific American Books), 1990. £14.95. ISBN 0 7167 2110 4 Reviewed by Alan Cadogan

The Paramecium A 12-minute colour video (VHS format) produced by Benchmark Films. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, nr Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG (Tel. 0473 822235.) Price £29 plus VAT Reviewed by J. M. Cooper

The life cycle of the tsetse fly A 9-minute colour video (PAL and VHS formats). Available from the Wellcome Trust Film Unit, 1 Park Square West, London NW1 4U. (Tel. 071^864902.) Price £15.00 plus VAT and p &; p. Reviewed by David Worley

Blood transfusion and blood groups A 13-minute colour video produced by Eileen Ingham and E. J. Wood. Available in VHS and PAL formats from The Audio Visual Service, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9TJ. (Tel. 0532 332661. Fax 0532 332655.) Price £11.50 inc. VAT and p &; p Reviewed by Richard Fosbery

ABAL videotapes Five videos (of 10) produced by Battersea Studios (formerly ILEA Education Television) and TVS Education to support the Advanced Biology Alternative Learning (ABAL) project of the former Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £30.00 each (plus VAT and p &; p)

ABAL Videotape 1 The Venus fly-trap (7 mins) The characteristics of living organisms (9 mins) Chemical foundations (27 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory

ABAL Videotape 2 The chemicals of life (30 mins) Spontaneous generation and the origin of life (15 mins) Mitosis (9 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory

ABAL Videotape 3 Man and energy (15 mins) The pond ecosystem (13 mins) Methods of feeding (21 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory

ABAL Videotape 6 Fertilization (15 mins) Birth control (25 mins) Growth of pollen tubes (5 mins) The counter-current principle (14 mins) Reviewed by George Fussey

ABAL Videotape 7 Defence against disease (25 mins) Observing stimuli and response (7 mins) Controlling the plant environment (15 mins) Reviewed by George Fussey

Mitosis and genetics A 17-minute colour video produced by Barr/USA. Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £49.50 Reviewed by R. Ballager

Concepts in science Four 60-minute colour videos produced by TV Ontario. Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £49.50 each Reviewed by Alan Morris

Energy flow Reviewed by Susan Ashby

Ocean plankton A 17-minute colour video written by Frank Evans, Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Available from the Audio VisualCentre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE2 4HH. (Tel. 091-222 6000.) Purchase price £37.00 (plus VAT andp &; p). Also available for hire, and on a sale or return basis, at a charge of £12.00 (plus VAT and p &; p) Reviewed by Lesley Annan     

Film Reviews

The Island Hills. 16 mm, sound, colour, all parts 8 min each. Photographed and directed by F. G. Hollands. Produced by Rank Educational Films, 1966

La Vie des Euglenes. 16 mm, sound, colour, 14 min, English commentary. Produced by Laboratoire d'Evolution des Etres Organises (Faculte des Sciences de Paris)

The Fox. 16 mm, sound, colour, 11 min. (£1. 5s. for hire)

The Weasel. 16 mm, sound, colour, 12 min. (£2 for hire)

Plants and Animals. 16 mm, sound, colour, 9 min. (£1. 5s. for hire). All produced by Yugoslavia Films     

Reviews

Balanced science 1 G. Jones, M. Jones, and P. Marchington. 286 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. £7.95. ISBN 0 521 35689 X Reviewed by Nigel Collins

The living world Nelson Balanced Science. M. Roberts. 260 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Nelson, 1991. £8.50. ISBNO 17 438407 6 Reviewed by Ann Dolan

The physical world Nelson Balanced Science. Ken Dobson. 268 pp. Walton-on-Thames: Nelson, 1991. £8.75. ISBN 0 17 438409 2 Reviewed by Bob Fairbrother

Educating the inquiring mind: the challenge for school science G. Claxton. 154 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice-Hall (for Harvester Wheatsheaf), 1991. £9.95. ISBNO 7450 0980 8 Reviewed by Angela Dixon

Key science 4: Book 1 E. Ramsden, J. Breithaupt, and D. Applin. 428 pp. Cheltenham, Glos: Stanley Thornes, 1991. £12.50. ISBNO 7487 0492 2 Reviewed by John Woodcock

Miracle or menace? Biotechnology and the Third World R. Walgate. 199 pp. London: The Panos Institute, 1990. £6.95. ISBN 1 870670 18 3 Reviewed by Sheila Turner

Genetic engineering N. Hawkes. 32 pp. London: Franklin Watts, 1991. £7.99. ISBN 0 7496 0411 5 Reviewed by Carolyn A. Mulley

Gene structure and expression 2nd edn. J. D. Hawkins. 216 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £35.00/£13.95. %64.50/%21.95. ISBNs 0 521 39230 6/39855 X Reviewed by C. D. Knight

Handling laboratory microorganisms C. Perm. 160 pp. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press, 1990. £30.00/111.99. ISBNs 0 335 09204 7/09203 9 Reviewed by David Necklen

Molecular and cell biochemistry: biological molecules C. A. Smith and E. J. Wood. 205 pp. London: Chapman & Hall, 1991. £13.95. ISBN 0 412 40780 9 Reviewed by Janet Bennett

Principles of genetics 8th edn. E. J. Gardner, M. J. Simmons, and D. P. Snustad. 649 pp. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley, 1991. £21.50. ISBN 0 471 53397 1 Reviewed by E. T. Hitchen

Understanding the biochemistry of respiration D. C. James and G. S. Matthews. 90 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £5.75/111.95. ISBN 0 521 39993 9 Reviewed by Jan Dick

Focus on biology: micro-organisms in action P. Freeland. Ill pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. £6.95. ISBN 0 340 53268 8 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty

The practical ornithologist J. Gooders. 159 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1990. £12.95. ISBN 0 8160 2363 8 Reviewed by Chris Atkinson

British sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta): a key to the adults of genera occurring in Britain A. Wright. 64 pp. Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council (AIDGAP), 1990. Reprinted from Field Studies, 7, 531-593. £4.25. ISBN 1 85153 203 X Reviewed by David Harding

Insects, plants and microclimate Naturalists' Handbooks 15. D. M. Unwin and S. A. Corbet. 68pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Company, 1991. £13.00j£7.95. ISBNs 0 85546 280 9/279 5 Reviewed by David Harding

Mosquitoes Naturalists' Handbooks 14. K. R. Snow. 66 pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Company, 1990. £13.00/£7.95. ISBNs 0 85546 276 0/275 2 Reviewed by David Harding

The illustrated field guide to ferns and allied plants of the British Isles C. Jermy and J. Camus. 208 pp. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1991. £7.95. ISBN 0 565 01172 3 Reviewed by Pat Hill-Cottingham

Grassland education pack: a practical guide for teachers W. H. Dowdeswell. Devizes, Wiltshire: Wiltshire Trust for Nature Conservation, 1991. £5.50. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Soils in the urban environment Ed. P. Bullock and P. J. Gregory, for British Society of Soil Science/Nature Conservancy Council. 175 pp. Oxford: Blackwetl Scientific, 1991, £35.00. ISBN 0 632 02988 9 Reviewed by Monica Hale

Soil types: a field identification guide S. Trudgill. 26 pp. Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council (AIDGAP), 1989. Reprinted from Field Studies, 1(2). £2.95. ISBN 1 85153 196 3 Reviewed by Mike Fullen

Tree disease concepts 2nd edn. P. D. Manion. 402 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice-Hall, 1991. £51.35. ISBN 0 13 929423 6 Reviewed by James B. Heale

Pesticides and food Ed. P. Robinson. 23 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons, 1991. £7.95. ISBN 1 85324 473 2 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Deep-sea biology: a natural history of organisms at the deep-sea floor J. D. Gage and P. A. Tyler. 504 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £80.00/$135.00. ISBN 0 521 33431 4 Reviewed by Stewart M. Evans

BP statistical review of World energy BP Corporate Communications Services. 37 pp. London: BP, 1991. One copy per school free; for multiple copies contact BP Educational Service (tel: 0420 22638). Discounted charge to UK schools £4. Orders to BP Education, PO Box 30, Blacknest Rd, Alton, GU34 4PX Reviewed by Jonathan Cowie

The biology of bacteria An 18-minute colour video (VHS) produced by Biomedia Associates. Available from Viewtech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS24 3NJ. (Tel. 0272-773422/717030; fax. 0272-724292.) Purchase price £49.00 plus VAT and p & p; 2-day hire charge £16.50 Reviewed by Alan Morris

The biology of fungi A 17-minute colour video (VHS) produced by Biomedia Associates. Available from Viewtech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS24 3NJ. (Tel. 0272-773422/717030; fax. 0272-724292.) Purchase price £49.00 plus VAT and p & p. 2-day hire charge £16.50 Reviewed by Adrian Twiner

Food manufacturing—£40 billion on a plate A 23-minute video and an accompanying 100-page A4 booklet. Available from the Food and Drink Federation, 6 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JJ. (Tel. 071-836 2460; fax. 071-836 0580.) Prices: video only £20.00; video and teacher's notes £35.00 (prices inclusive of VAT and p & p) Reviewed by Paula Williams

Caring for your new puppy A 39-minute video and a 16-page handbook. Produced by and available from The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 OTV. (Tel. 071-387 2898; fax. 071-388 2342.) Price £19.90 inc. p & p Reviewed by Heather Murray

Saving the seas 60 plastic-mounted slides with teacher's notes. Produced by the International Centre for Conservation Education in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society. Available from ICCE, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 0451-850777; fax. 0451 850705.) Price £15.95 plus VAT and p & p Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

The human body-the skeleton A chart, 70 cm x 100 cm. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Ref. T49. Price £6.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Dave Dennis

The human body-blood circulation A chart, 76 cm x 100 cm. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Ref. T51. Price £6.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Dave Dennis

The human body Habitats Two packs of charts, each consisting of six A2-size full-colour posters with a 12-page teacher's booklet. Available from Scholastic Publications, Westfield Road, Southam, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV33 OJH. (Tel. 0926 813910.) Price per pack £7.95 inc. p & p Reviewed by Heather Murray

Blood—an interactive computer simulation of the laboratory determination of red blood cell indices and blood groups A computer-assisted learning program written by David Dewhurst and Alan Williams. Available from Sheffield BioScience Programs, II Robinson Drive, H arrogate HG2 9DJ. (Tel. 0423-520495.) Prices: BBC BjMaster (40 or 80 track disk) £50 (multi-user), £20.70 (single user; backup copies £7.00); Nimbus PC 186 £29.95 (single user), £49.95 (multi-user) Reviewed by Barry Meatyard

Nemesis desktop molecular modelling program Program supplied on two 3½″ 800K disks for Apple Macintosh computers. Minimum configuration for running Nemesis: Macintosh LC, 4Mb RAM, 12″ monochrome display, hard disk, maths coprocessor (MC68882 FPU adaptor card) and system 6.0 O/S (or above). Recommended configuration: Macintosh Ilci, 4Mb RAM, 13″ RGB colour display, hard disk and system 6.0 O/S (or above). Produced by and available from Oxford Molecular Ltd, Terrapin House, South Parks Road, Oxford OXl 3UB. (Tel. 0865-272940.) Price £250 plus VAT Reviewed by Andrew Powell

Desktop molecular modeller schools version Program written by M. J. C. Crabbe and J. R. Appleyard. Supplied on one 3½″ 720K or two 5¼″ 360K disks for IBM-compatible MS-DOS PC with 512K RAM minimum; DOS version 2.0 or higher: single or twin floppy disk drive, or hard disk; almost any graphics adaptor (including IBM CGA, EGA, VGA or Hercules Graphics card). The program will also run on RM Nimbus machines in full IBM mode and on Acorn Achimedes A3000 under PC emulation. Price £100 plus VAT (this includes the use of the program within a single school on multiple machines). Available from Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 Reviewed by Andrew Powell     

Review Section

The New Genetics: Rights and Responsibilities Available from: Science and Mankind Inc., PO Box 729, Boulder, Colorado 80302, USA. Price $120.00 (this was introduced at a special price of $97.50). Reviewed by Heather Dziedzic, Lin-foon Fung, Andrew Palfreman, Bushra Sharif

An Introduction to Genetics Filmstrips with notes edited by J. ELLIOTT Available from Educational Productions Ltd, London Wi. Reviewed by M. Thain

Tropical Crops-Dicotyledons J. W. PURSEGLOVE Pp. xv+719+102 figs. 3rd impression. Longman Group 1968. 1974. £4,95 net. Reviewed by June R. Lawton

Plants. A Scanning Electron Microscope Survey J. H. TROUGHTON and F. B. SAMPSON Pp. ix+158+163 plates. Sydney: John Wiley & Sons, Australasia Pty Ltd. 1973. £5.60 (cloth); £3.50 (paper) Reviewed by D. J. B. White

Cell Biology. A Molecular Approach R.D.DYSON pp. xv+701+24 figs. Allyn and Bacon Inc. 1974. $15.95 (£6.75) Reviewed by Nutan P. Bishun

Companion to Biochemistry. Selected Topics for Further Study Edited by A. T. BULL, J. R. LAGNADO, J. O. THOMAS and K. F. TIPTON Pp. ix+700, profusely illustrated. London: Longman Group Ltd. 1974. £7.00. Reviewed by P. N. Campbell

Insect Diseases GEORGEE. CANTWELL Vol. 1 pp. xi+300+glossary (21 pp.)+82 figs. New York: Marcell Dekker, $24.50. Reviewed by K. G. V. Smith

Practical Genetics Edited by P. M. SHEPPARD Pp. xii+337. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. 1974. £8.50 Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Gene Expression BENJAMIN LEWIN Vol. I-Bacterial Genomes. Pp. xvii+642+193 figs. Vol. 2-Eucaryotic Chromosomes. Pp. xiv +467 + 115 figs. London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Wiley Interscience. Vol. 1: £12.50 (cloth) £4.75 (paper); Vol. 2: £10.00 (cloth), £3.95 (paper) Reviewed by Michael Balls and Dennis Brown

Ecology, Evolution and Population Biology Readings from Scientific American, with an introduction by EDWARD O. WILSON Pp. viii+320+numerous figures. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co. 1974. Ooth £6.30 ($12.00); Paper £2.80 ($5.95). Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Identification of British Fishes T. B. BAGENAL Pp. iv+194+89 figs. Amersham: Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. 1974. £1.20. Reviewed by Donald Casson

Human Sexuality: Sense and Nonsense H.A.KATCHADOUIDAN Pp. xvi+87 + 11 figs. San Francisco and Reading, England: W. H. Freeman & Co. £3.10 cloth; £1.40 paper. Reviewed by L. G. North

The Strategy of Life CLIFFORD GROBSTEIN 2nd edition. Pp. 174 W. H. Freeman. 1974. $4.95 cloth; $2.95 paper. Reviewed by M. J. Ricketts     

Social Biology at Whitelands College

Eothen Film Loops: Digestion, Absorption and Distribution The set consists of 6 loops: ref 815/C1-6 Price: Standard 8 mm (silent) £7–75 each. Super 8 mm (silent) £6–50 each

Film Loops for the Nuffield Advanced Biological Science Project Available from: Penguin Education Ltd, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middx UB7 8EP     

Reviews

Birds of Eastern and North Eastern Africa. C. W. Mackworth-Praed and C. H. B. Grant. 1980. Longman, London and New York. 2 volumes. Vol. 1 £25.00, vol. 2 £30.00. Robert Hudson

The Evolutionary Ecology of Animal Migration. R. R. Baker. 1978. Hodder & Stoughton, London. Pp. 1012. Price £35.00. Raymond J. O'Connor