The Effect of Buoyancy on Weight and Mass Determinations

Curry, Alan; Grayson, Robin F., and Hosey, Geoffrey R. Under the Microscope New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983 $14.50 Reviewed by Michael E. Somers.

Polking, Kirk Oceans of the World: Our Essential Resource New York: Philomel Books (Putnam), 1983 106 pp. $14.95 hardcover Reviewed by Robert E. Knowlton.

Nitecki, Matthew H. Coevolution Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983 392 pp. $30 hardcover, $17 paper Reviewed by Donald J. Zinn.

Garfield, Eugene Essays of an Information Scientist, vol. 5 (1981–82) Philadelphia, Pa.: ISI Press, 1983 850 pp. $25 Reviewed by Judith A. Douville.     

The Art of Inquiry Oriented Teaching

Action for Children's Television; Kim Hays, ed. TV, Science, and Kids: Teaching Our Children to Question Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1984 210 pp. $17.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Manfred Kroger.

Vogl, Sonia Wolff and Robert L. Teaching Nature in Cities and Towns: Urban Outdoor Biology and Ecology Danville, Ill.: The Interstate Printers and Pub., 1985 101 pp. $8.75 less educational discounts. Reviewed by George G. Mallinson.

Bilstein, Roger E. Flight in America, 1900–1983 Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984 356 pp. $32.50 hardcover. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Bolt, Brian The Amazing Mathematical Amusement Arcade New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984 130 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Jensen, Albert C. The Cod: A Saga of the Sea, 2d ed. Inglis, Florida: Deep Sea Press, 1984 $7.95 paperback. Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

James, Robert, and Ray Kurtz, eds. Science and Mathematics Education for the Year 2000 and Beyond Bowling Green, Ohio: School Science and Mathematics Assn., 1985 120 pp., $6 paper.

Kronick, David A. The Literature of the Life Sciences: Reading, Writing, and Research Philadelphia, Pa.: ISI Press, 1985 219 pp. $29.95 hardcover.     

Eco Days at Marion

Wendy Saul with Alan R. Newman Science Fare: An Illustrated Guide and Catalog of Toys, Books and Activities for Kids New York: Harper &; Row, 1986 295 pp. $27.95 hardcover, $14.95 paper. Reviewed by Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr.

George D. Zuidema, ed., and Leon Schlossberg, illus. The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, 3d ed. Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986 125 pp. $25 hardcover, $14.95 paper. Reviewed by Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr.

Alvin Silverstein and Virginia B. Silverstein The Story of Your Hand New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985 76 pp. $9.99 hardcover (library binding). Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Langdon Winner The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1986 178 pp. $17.50 hardcover. Reviewed by George G. Mallinson.

British Museum Dinosaurs and Their Living Relatives, 2nd edition New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986 72 pp. $24.95 hardcover. Reviewed by George R. Zug.     

Classroom Aids

Abstract

Ocone, Lynn The Youth Gardening Book Burlington, Vt.: Gardens for All (The National Assoc. for Gardening), 1983. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.

Ward, Alan A Source Book for Primary Science Education Kent, Eng.: Hodder &; Stoughton Educational, 1983 101 pp. hardcover. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou.

Ward, Alan Tricks with Science, Words and Numbers London: Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd., 1983 96 pp. hardcover. Reviewed by Gerald R. Rising.

Robbins, R. Robert, and Hemenway, Mary Kay, with Jefferys, William H. Modern Astronomy: An Activities Approach Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982 257 pp. $17.50 paper Reviewed by Joseph S. Tenn.

Patterson, Walter C. Nuclear Power, 2d ed. New York: Penguin Books, 1983 219 pp. $4.95 paper Reviewed by Laurence A. Marschall.     

Science Activities and the Retarded Child

Cobb, Vicki Lots of Rot New York; J. B. Lippincott, 1981 35 pp. $9.95 trade, $9.89 library. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.

Sheaffer, Robert The UFO Verdict: Examining the Evidence Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1981 242 pp. $15.95. Reviewed by R. F. Trimble.

Taylor, Ron The Story of Evolution New York: Warwick Press, 1981 80 pp. $9.90. Reviewed by A. Gilbert Wright.

D'Ignazio, Fred Small Computers: Exploring Their Technology and Future New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 146 pp. $8.90. Reviewed by Judith A. Douville.

Stwertka, Eve, and Albert Stwertka Industrial Pollution: Poisoning Our World (Impact Books) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 96 pp. $7.45. Reviewed by Robert H. Bell.

Claypool, Jane Alcohol and You (Impact Books) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 96 pp., $ 7.45. Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde, Jr., M.D.

The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, 2d ed. Leon Schlossberg, illustrator George D. Zuidema, editor Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980 115 pp. $17.50 hardcover, $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

Harper &; Row's Complete Field Guide to North American Wildlife, western edition (Assembled by Jay Ellis Ransom) New York: Harper &; Row, 1981 809 pp. $12.95 vinyl, $17.50 cloth. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash.

Houdini Miracle Mongers and their Methods: A Complete Exposé Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1981 240 pp. $13.95. Reviewed by R. F. Trimble.

Rublowsky, John Born in Fire: A Geological History of Hawaii New York: Harper &; Row, Publishers, 1981 84 pp. $9.95 ($9.89 library ed.). Reviewed by M. Grant Gross.

Lampton, Christopher Meteorology: An Introduction (Impact Books) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 96 pp. $7.45. Reviewed by Ira W. Geer.

Fields, Alice Satellites New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 48 pp. $6.90. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.     

‘Seeing’ Atomic Radiations

Miller, Christina G., and Louise A. Berry. Coastal Rescue: Preserving Our Seashores. New York: Atheneum (Macmillan), 1989. 120 pp. $12.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Marschall, Laurence A. The Supernova Story. New York: Plenum Press, 1988. 296 pp. $22.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou.

Young, Steven B. To the Arctic: An Introduction to the Far Northern World. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1989. 354 pp. $24.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Eldredge, Niles. Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record. New York: Facts On File Publications, 1987. 246 pp. $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Robert G. Hoehn.

Langhorne, M. J., J. O. Donham, J. F. Gross, and D. Rehmke. Teaching with Computers: A New Menu for the 90's. Phoenix, Ariz.: The Oryx Press, 1988. 218 pp. 822.50 paperback. Reviewed by John M. Newell.

VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1989. 232 pp. $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Edward L. Shaw, Jr.

Smithsonian Family Learning Project. Science Activity Book: 20 Exciting Experiments for Parents and Kids To Do, (More Science Activities: 20 Exciting Experiments To Do, Still More Science Activities: 20 Exciting Experiments To Do). New York: Galison Books, 1987, (1988, 1989). 96 pp. $9.95. Reviewed by Susan McCarthy.

Summerlin, Lee R., and James L. Ealy, Jr. Chemical Demonstrations: A Source Book for Teachers, Vol. 1 (2d Ed.). 1988. Reviewed by Ann C. Howe and Alice D. Anderson.

Summerlin, Lee R., Christie L. Borgford, Julie B. Ealy. Chemical Demonstrations: A Source Book for Teachers, Vol. 2 (2d Ed.). 1988. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society. 197 pp., 233 pp. each $19.95 paperback. Reviewed by Ann C. Howe and Alice D. Anderson.

Berger, Melvin. Atoms, Molecules and Quarks. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. 79 pp. $9.99 hardcover. Reviewed by Harold H. Jaus.

Hersey, Robert L. How to Think with Numbers. Providence, R.I.: Janson Publications, 1982. 133 pp. $795 paperback. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Treffert, Darold A. Extraordinary People: Understanding “Idiot Savants.” New York: Harper &; Row, 1989. 291 pp. $17.95 hardcover Reviewed by Elissa Malcohn.     

Exploring the Insect World

Scheffer, Victor B. A Natural History of Marine Mammals New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1976 176 pp., $7.95. Reviewed by William B. Nutting

Sargent, Theodore D. Legion of Night: The Underwing Moths Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1976 222 pp., $15.00. Reviewed by N.N. Raghuvir

Thiessen, Del, and Yahr, Pauline The Gerbil in Behavioral Investigations: Mechanisms of Territoriality and Olfactory Communication Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1977 224 pp., $20.00. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash

Bullard, Fred M Volcanoes of the Earth Austin and London: The University of Texas Press, 1976 579 pp., $26.95. Reviewed by James W. Skehan

Edwards, Peter Seaweeds and Sea Grasses (in the Vicinity of Port Aransas, Texas) Austin: University of Texas, 1976 128 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Herbert H. Grossman

Schreider, Herman How Scientists Find Out about Matter, Space, Time, Energy New York: McGraw Hill Book Co, 1976 133 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Joseph H. Gillen

C.R. Austin and R.V. Short, eds. The Evolution of Reproduction Series: Reproduction in Mammals (Book 6) New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976 189 pp., $15.95 hardcover, $4.95 paperback. Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde

Simon, Seymour Tropical Saltwater Aquariums: How to Set Them Up and Keep Them Going New York: The Viking Press, 1976 90 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by John Lyman

Brown, Vinson Sea Mammals and Reptiles of the Pacific Coast Riverside, N.J.: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976 265 pp., $10.95. Reviewed by Albert C. Jensen

Behrens, June What I Hear Chicago: Childrens Press, 1976 40 pp., $4.95. Reviewed by Sue Hall     

Teaching Concern for the Environment

Reidman, Sarah R. Biological Clocks New York: T. Y. Crowell Junior Books, 1982 120 pp. $10.50 trade, $10.89 library. Reviewed by Gilbert Wright.

Sidgwick, J. B. (revised by James Muirden) Observational Astronomy for Amateurs, 4th ed. Hillside, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 1982 296 pp. $19.95 cloth, $5.95 paper. Reviewed by Van E. Neie.

Briggs, Asa The Power of Steam: An Illustrated History of the World's Steam Age Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982 208 pp. $22.50 (available in paper, $10, spring 1983). Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Manners, Ian R. North Sea Oil and Environmental Planning—The United Kingdom Experience Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982 268 pp. $37.50. Reviewed by Donald Schwartz.

Frazier, Kendrick Our Turbulent Sun Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1982 198 pp. Reviewed by James W. O'Leary.

Randi, James Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and Other Delusions Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books, 1982 342 pp. $9.95 paper. Reviewed by R. F. Trimble.

Kircher, Harry B. and Donald L. Wallace Our Natural Resources, 5th ed. Danville, Ill.: Interstate, 1982 426 pp. $12.50. Reviewed by Rex E. Kerstetter.

Riley, Denis and Lewis Spolton World Weather and Climate, 2d ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982 $8.95. Reviewed by Ira W. Geer.

Shih, Gene and Richard Kessel Living Images: Biological Microstructures Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy Boston, Mass.: Science Books International, 1982 155 pp. $24.95 cloth, $14.94 paper. Reviewed by Michael E. Somers.

Christensen, Ann and Lee Green Trash to Treasures: An Idea Book for Classroom and Media Center Materials Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1982 178 pp. $18.50 paper.

Selberg, Ingrid Our Changing World New York: Philomel Books, 1982 12 pp. $10.95 trade.     

Classroom Aids

Phillips, Owen The Last Chance Energy Book Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979 142 pp. $9.95. Reviewed by James W. O'Leary.

Nelkin, Dorothy Science Textbook Controversies and the Politics of Equal Time Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1978 174 pp. $12.95 hardcover, $4.94 paper. Reviewed by Russell F. Trimble.

Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978 366 pp. $18.50. Reviewed by Waring B. Hill.

Kaplan, Colin, ed. Rabies: The Facts New York: Oxford University Press, 1977 116 pp. $5.00. Reviewed by L. Wolfinbarger, Jr.

Chanute, Octave Progress in Flying Machines Long Beach, Calif.: Lorenz &; Herweg, Publishers, 1976 308 pp. $12.50. Reviewed by A. D. Goddard.

Hurd, Edith Thacher Look for a Bird New York: Harper &; Row, Publishers, 1977 31 pp. $4.95. Reviewed by Sue Hall.

Young, Louise B. Earth's Aura New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977 305 pp. $12.95. Reviewed by Steven W. Sokolowski.

Suppe, Frederick, ed. The Structure of Scientific Theories Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1977 818 pp. $22.50 cloth, $10 paper. Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde, Jr., M.D.

Steele, William O. Talking Bones: Secrets of Indian Burial Mounds New York: Harper &; Row, 1978 63 pp. $6.95 Ralph M. Rowlett.

Froman, Robert The Greatest Guessing Game New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1978 33 pp. $5.79. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Vevers, Gwynne Octopus, Cuttlefish and Squid New York: McGraw Hill, 1978 295 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Donald Schwartz.     

Article of the Week…

Kellington, S. H., and A. C. Mitchell An Evaluation of New Science Worksheets for Scottish Integrated Science London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1978 136 pp. $9.50 paper. Reviewed by Howard J. Stein

Sullivan, Dennis Lots of Dots: Learning with Coordinate Pictures Designed by and for Children Berkeley: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, 1977 48 pp. $2.50 softcover. Reviewed by John G. Harvey

Parker, Stephen Life before Birth: The Story of the First Nine Months Published with the British Museum (Natural History) New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979 48 pp. $6.95 hardcover, $2.50 paper. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash

Anderson, Norman D. Investigating Science in the Swimming Pool and Ocean New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1978 175 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou

Selsam, Millicent Tyrannosaurus Rex New York: Harper &; Row, 1978 41 pp. $5.95. Reviewed by George R. Zug

Freeman, W. H., and Brian Bracegirdle An Atlas of Embryology, 3d ed. London and Exeter, N. H.: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1979 94 pp. $10.00 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy     

The World of Darkness

Bowden, Charles Killing the Hidden Waters Austin: University of Texas Press, 1977 174 pp., $9.96 Reviewed by Malcolm F. Farmer

Cogswell, Howard L. Water Birds of California Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977 416 pp., $5.75 paper Reviewed by Karl L. Trever

Grant, Edward Physical Science in the Middle Ages New York: Cambridge University Press, 1977 128 pp., $4.95 Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph

Piltz, Albert, and Robert Sund Creative Teaching of Science in the Elementary School, 2d ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1977 310 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by Herbert H. Grossman

Lucas, David J., Harold I. James, John Simpson A First Science Dictionary: College Edition New York: Crane, Russak &; Company, Inc., 1977 206 pp., $8.50 Reviewed by Lawrence P. Eblin

Gribben, John, ed. Climatic Change New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978 280 pp., $37.50 cloth, $11.95 paper Reviewed by Waring B. Hill

Caroe, G.M. William Henry Bragg 1862–1942: Man and Scientist New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978 212 pp., $16.95 Reviewed by Gilbert Wright

Rowe, Mary Budd Teaching Science as Continuous Inquiry: A Basic New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1978 509 pp., $16.00 Reviewed by Elmer F. Kohlmiller

Branley, Franklyn M. Color: From Rainbows to Lasers New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1978 87 pp., $8.95 Reviewed by Van E. Neie

McNutt, Kristen W., and David R. McNutt Nutrition and Food Choices Chicago: Science Research Associates, Inc., 1978 506 pp., $10.36 Reviewed by Manfred Kroger

Allen, Arthur James A Whaler and Trader in the Arctic: 1895–1944 Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, 1978 213 pp., $5.95 paper Reviewed by Vagn Flyger

Coleman, William Biology in the Nineteenth Century: Problems of Form, Function, and Transformation, rev. ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978 187 pp., $13.95 cloth, $5.95 paper Reviewed by Donald J. Zinn     

Earth Worm: Biomass Measurement: A Science Activity for Middle School

Ridgely, Robert S. A Guide to the Birds of Panama Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1976 394 pp., $15.00. Reviewed by Karl L. Trever

Weiner, Michael A. Man's Useful Plants New York: Macmillan Co., 1976 137 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Carolyn M. Levin

Bendick, Jeanne How Animals Behave New York: Parents Magazine Press, 1976 64 pp., $4.96. Reviewed by Robert Deitchman

Bayne, B. L., ed. Marine Mussels: The Ecology and Physiology New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976 506 pp., $49.50. Reviewed by Brother Nicholas Sullivan

Brown, Vinson The Explorer Naturalist Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 1976 288 pp., $10.00. Reviewed by Paul F. Connor

Sheldon, William G. The Wilderness Home of the Giant Panda Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1975 196 pp., $12.50. Reviewed by Harold W. Puffer

Rudolph, Joachim (translated by H. C. Grinter) Chemistry for the Modern Mind New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1973 359 pp., $8.95. Reviewed by Donald Schwartz     

Stimulating the Need to Know…

Nations, James D. Tropical Rainforest: Endangered Environment . New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. 143 pp. $12.90 hardcover. Reviewed by Jorge Zamacona Evenes.

Sharp, D.W.A., ed. The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry , 2d ed. New York: Penguin, 1990. 434 pp. $9.95 paperback. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Hale, W.G., and J.P. Margham. The HarperCollins Dictionary of Biology. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. 569 pp. $12.95 paperback; $25.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Sparks, John, and Tony Soper. Penguins. New York: Fact On File, 1987. 246 pp. $1995 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Mountfort, Guy. Rare Birds of the World . A Collins/ICBP Handbook. New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1988. 256 pp. $2995 hardcover. Reviewed by John W. McLure.

Woodcock, Martin. Collins Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent . New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1989. 176 pp. $11.95 paperback. Reviewed by James Scheib.

Harris, Michael. The Collins Field Guide to the Birds of Galapagos . New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1989. 160 pp. $1995 hardcover. Reviewed by Jim Fuller.

Brudenell-Bruce, P. G. C. The Collins Guide to the Birds of New Providence and the Babama Islands. New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1989. 142 pp. $14.95 paperback. Reviewed by Carol A. Thompson.     

Classroom Aids

Tekulsky, Mathew. The Butterfly Garden: Turning Your Garden, Window Box or Backyard into a Beautiful Home for Butterflies. Illustrated by Susanah Brown. Introduction by Robert Michael Pyle. Boston: The Harvard Common Press, 1985–144 pp., plus field notes. $8.95, paper. Reviewed by John W. McClure.

Lauber, Patricia. Dinosaurs Walked Here, and Other Stories Fossils Tell Us. New York: Bradbury Press. 56 pp., $15–95 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

Kathlyn Gay. The Greenhouse Effect. Franklin Watts/A Science Impact Book, 1986. 87 pp. $10.90 hardcover. Reviewed by Arthur H. Doerr.

de la Cotardiere, Philippe, ed. Astronomy. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987. 326 pp. $35.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Alan R. Newman.

Ehrlich, Anne H. and Paul R. Ehrlich. Earth. New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 285 pp., $19.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Elisa Malcohn.

Branley, Franklin M. Star Guide. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 51 pp. $11.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Joseph S. Tenn.

Ontario Science Centre. Foodworks: Over 100 Science Activities and Fascinating Facts That Explore the Magic of Food. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1987. 90 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Mary S. Duru.

Danks, Hugh. The Bug Book and the Bug Bottle , illustrated by Joe Weissman. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1987. 64 pp. and bottle, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Arnold E. S. Gussin.

Bruno, Leonard C. The Tradition of Science: Landmarks of Western Science in the Collection of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1987, xi and 351 pp. $30.00 paper. Reviewed by G. F. Kohlbach.

Davis, Phillip J. and Reuben Hersh. Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. xviii and 321 pp. 812.95 paper. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Barash, David P. The Hare and the Tortoise. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. 351 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Terres, John K. How Birds Fly. New York: Perennial library (Harper &; Row), 1987. 177 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities , a This Is a Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science Book. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 32 pp. $12.70 hardcover. Reviewed by John W. McClure.     

Weather Forecasting: The View from Space…

Findley, James S.; Harris, Arthur H.; Wilson, Don E.; and Jones, Clyde Mammals of New Mexico Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1975 360 pp., $8.50 Reviewed by Vagn Flyger

Piers, Helen Grasshopper and Butterfly New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 80 pp., $5.95, library edition $5.72 Reviewed by N. N. Raghuvir

Gergely, Tibor Animals: A Picture Book of Facts and Figures New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 47 pp., $5.95, library edition $5.72 Reviewed by Theodore W. Munch

Johnsgard, Paul A. Waterfowl of North America Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1975,575 pp. Reviewed by Kate Curry Vahle

Jacobson, Daniel The Fishermen (Indians of North America) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1975 87 pp., $4.90 Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig

Janzen, Daniel H. Ecology of Plants in the Tropics (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology, No. 58) London: Edward Arnold (Distributed by Crane, Russak &; Co., New York), 1975 65 pp., $3.75 Reviewed by Rex E. Kerstetter

London, Carolyn The Hospital Doctors, Nurses and Mystery Workers New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976 86 pp., $5.72 Library Edition Reviewed by Philip C. Anderson

Buxton, Ralph Nature's Gliders Chicago: Children's Press, 1975 32 pp., individuals $6.60, institutions $4.95 Reviewed by Sue Hall

Clarke, H. T. (revised by B. Haynes) A Handbook of Organic Analysis: Qualitative and Quantitative (fifth edition) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., 1975 291 pp., cloth $35.00, paper $16.00 Reviewed by Lawrence Powell Eblin

Simon, Seymour Discovering What Garter Snakes Do New York: McGraw-Hill Junior Books, 1975 48 pp., $4.72 Reviewed by Carl Gans

Dobbs, Austen, ed. The Birds of Nottinghamshire: Past and Present North Pomfret, Vt.: David &; Charles, 1975 226 pp., $17.00 Reviewed by Gerald R. Rising

Ashworth, J. M., and Dee, Jennifer The Biology of Slime Moulds (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology, No. 56) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., Inc., 1975 67 pp., $3.75 Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph

Exline, Joseph D. Individualized Techniques for Teaching Earth Science West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Publishing Co., 1975 230 pp., $10.95 Reviewed by Waring B. Hill

Stadtfeld, Curtis K. Whitetail Deer: A Year's Cycle New York: The Dial Press, 1975 163 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by Paul F. Connor

Carrier, Rick Fly: The Complete Book of Sky Sailing New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 128 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by A.D. Goddard

Duncan, Wilbur H. Woody Vines of the Southeastern United States Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1975 76 pp., $2.50 Reviewed by A. J. Sharp

Barnes, R. S. K. Estuarine Biology (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology no. 49) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., 1975 76 pp., $3.25 Reviewed by Brother G. Nicholas

Bendick, Jeanne How Heredity Works: Why Living Things Are As They Are (Finding-out books) New York: Parent's Magazine Press, 1975 64 pp., $4.59 Reviewed by Donald J. Nash     

Earth,Air, Fire,and Water: Elements of Art

Abstract

Shoshana Zuboff. In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power. New York: Basic Books, 1988, 468 pp. $11.95 paperback.

George Gilder. Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology. New York: Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 426 pp. $19.95 hardcover.

Loren Baritz. The Good Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. 361 pp. $19.95 hardcover.

Miles Orville. The Real Thing: Imitation and Authority in American Culture, 1880–1940. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. 382 pp. $14.95 paperback.

Peter Shaw. The War Against the Intellect. Iowa City: The University of Iowa Press, 1989. 181 pp. $10.95 paperback.

Robert Alter. The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age. New York: Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 250 pp. $18.95 hardcover.

Ian Crofton. A Dictionary of Art Quotations. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989. $19.95 hardcover.     

Dinosaurs

Wild Cactus. Photos by George H. H. Huey, text by Rose Houk. New York: Artisan, 1996. $25. ISBN 1-885183-20-8. Reviewed by John W. McLure.

Exploring with the Microscope. Werner Nactigall. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 1995. 160 pp. $19.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-8069-0066-1. Reviewed by Robert G. Hoehn.

The Encyclopedia of Snakes. Chris Mattison. New York: Facts On File, 1995. 256 pp. $35.00 (hardcover). ISBN 0-8160-3072-3. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

The Friendly Guide to the Universe. Nancy Hathaway. New York: Penguin, 1995. 462 pp. $13.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-14-015381-0. Reviewed by Lawrence A. Marschall.

One Small Square: Woods. Donald M. Silver, illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1995. 48 pp. $14.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-7167-6610-8. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.

Naturalists, Conservationists, and Environmentalists. Eileen Lucas. New York: Facts On File, 1996. 150 pp. $16.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-8160-2919-0. Reviewed by Clarence J. Murphy.

Astronomy for All Ages. Philip Harrington and Edward Pascuzzi. Old Saybrook, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 1994. 210 pp. $17.95 (paperback). ISBN 1-56440-388-2. Reviewed by Kristine Larsen.

Intermediate Science through Children's Literature. Carol M. Butzow and John W. Butzow. Englewood, Colo.: Teacher Ideas Press, 1994. 194 pp. ISBN 0-87287-946-1. Reviewed by Jacqueline V. Mallinson.     

Book Review

Buchsbaum, Ralph, Mildred Buchsbaum, John Pearse, and Vicki Pearse. Animals without Backbones. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. 592 pp. $17.00 paper; $25.00 cloth Reviewed by Walter L. Gojmerac.

Galison, Peter. How Experiments End. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. 330 pp. $14.95 paper Reviewed by Laurence A. Marschall.

Kerrod, Robin. Changing Things. Living Things. All Around. Moving Things. (Science Alive). Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Co., 1987. Each 54 pp. $12.96 hardcover Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Bowman, Keith. Agriculture. (1985) 1987. Gourlay, Carol. Computers and Mathematics. (1982) 1982. Cooper, Alan. Electricity. (1983) 1986. Boyle, Desmond. Energy. (1980) 1986. Kerrod, Robin. Metals. (1981) 1982. Teasdale, Jim. Microbes. (1984) 1986. Stevenson, John. Telecommunications. (1984) 1985. Gunston, Bill. Water. (1980) 1982. (Visual Science Series). First published in Great Britain by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London and Sydney (dates in parentheses). Adapted and published in the United States by Silver Burdett Press, Morristown, NJ. Each 48 pp. $15.96 hardcover; $8.95 soft-cover Reviewed by George G. Mallinson.

Wallace, Diane A., and Philip L. Hershey. How to Master Science Labs (Experimental Science Series). New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 128 pp. $11.90 hardcover.     

The Food Intake of Plants

Schank, Roger C. with Peter C. Childers The Cognitive Computer: On Language, Learning, and Artificial Intelligence Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1984 268 pp. $17.95. Reviewed by Gerald R. Rising.

Brown, Vinson Building Your Own Nature Museum for Study and Pleasure, 2d ed. New York: Arco Pub., 1984 161 pp. $12.95 hardcover, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by A. Gilbert Wright.

Heppenheimer, T. A. The Man-Made Sun: The Quest for Fusion Power Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Co., 1984 347 pp., $19.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Laurence A. Marschall.

Stiebing, William H., Jr. Ancient Astronauts, Cosmic Collisions, and Other Popular Theories About Man's Past Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1984 217 pp. $19.95 hardcover, $9.95 paper. Reviewed by Joseph S. Tenn.

Finucane, R. C. Appearances of the Dead: A Cultural History of Ghosts Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1984 232 pp. $18.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Russell F. Trimble.

De Carlo, Nicola Alberto Psychological Games New York: Facts on File, 1984 184 pp. $22.95 hardcover, $12.95 paper. Reviewed by Barry Guinagh.     

Silver

Paper Dreams: Universe Books New York City 10016 $6.95 paper $11.95 cloth. Reviewed by Lorraine Bodger

String Art Encyclopedia Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York City 10016 $8.95. Reviewed by Lorraine Bodger

Card Weaving: New York City 10001 $12.95. Reviewed by Ruth J. Katz Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Images in Sand: University Press of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 $12.95. Reviewed by Janis Sternbergs

The Ups and Downs of Needlepoint: A.S. Barnes and Co. Cranbury, NJ 08512 $17.50. Reviewed by Fannie Hillsmith

Anyone Can Paint-I Promise: David McKay Co., Inc. New York City 10017 $10.95. Reviewed by Robert H. Garden

Designing in Batik &; Tie Dye: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 $6.95. Reviewed by Nancy Belfer