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Dinosaur data book D. Lambert. 320 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 7992 in association with the British Museum (Natural History). £8.95. ISBN 0 8160 2431 6 Reviewed by Sue Hull

The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee J. Diamond. 360 pp. London: Vintage, 1992. £6.99. ISBN 0 09 991380 1 Reviewed by Ian Carter

How animals behave: animal defences J. Cherfas. 32 pp. London, Cassell Publishers, 1991. £6.99. ISBN 0 304 31972 4 Reviewed by Sharon Lane

How animals behave: animal societies J. Cherfas. 32 pp. London: Cassell Publishers, 1991. £6.99. ISBN 0 304 31974 0 Reviewed by Jacob Low

Issues for the nineties. Vol. 3: animal rights C Donnellan. 40 pp. Cambridge: Independence Educational Publishers, 1990. £4.95. ISBN 1 872995 01 2 Reviewed by Roger Lock

Issues: a resource book for A-level general studies and 16–19 Entitlement Curriculum; animal experiments M. Balls, J. Fenlem and E Joint. 15 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1992. £3.75. ISBN 1 85324 580 1 Reviewed by Ralph Heywood

The butterflies and moths of Radipole School/The birds of Radipole School N. Arnold. 29/31 pp. Weymouth, Dorset: Radipole County Primary School, 1992/1989. £1.50 each (inc. p & p) Reviewed by Nigel Collins

An introduction to snails and snail farming A. Gardner. 23 pp. Worcester: New Dawn Products, 1992. £3.75. ISBN 0 9519104 OX. (Available from A. Gardner, 24 Grove Crescent, St Johns, Worcester WR2 5HH.) Reviewed by Nigel Collins

Issues for the nineties, Vol. lO: AIDS C. Donnellan. 40 pp. Cambridge: Independence Educational Publishers, 1991. £4.95. ISBN 1 872995 10 1 Reviewed by Michael Reiss

Why does my heart beat?: questions about the human body answered by the Natural History Museum P. Whitfield and R. Whitfield. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1988. £7.95. ISBN 0 565 01076 X Reviewed by Myra Brown

Issues for the nineties, Vol. 11 : medicine, magic or miracle? C. Donnellan. 40 pp. Cambridge: Independence Educational Publishers, 1991. £4.95. ISBN 1 87299509 8 Reviewed by Michael Reiss

Wetlands Eds. M. Finlayson and M. Moser. 224 pp. Oxford: Facts on File and IWRB, 1991. £ 19.95. ISBN 0 8160 2556 8 Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

Water: its global nature M. Allaby. 208 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1992. £18.95/$35.00. ISBN 0 8160 2526 6 Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

An ABC of teaching acid rain: a handbook for primary school teachers (with accompanying worksheets for pupils) S. Hare and J. Longhurst. 47pp. Manchester: Atmospheric Research and Information Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1992. £7.00. Reviewed by Sue Herring

Learning from the land Eds. J. Bostock, D. Gotland, J. Tirrell, and J. Whelan. 27pp. London: Food and Farming Information Service, 1992. Available free (send s.a.e.) from Food and Farming Information Service, European Business Centre, 460 Fulham Road, London SW6 1 BY. Tel: [phone] Catherine Mowat

An introduction to the principles of crop experimentation 3rd edn. A. C. Clewer and D. H. Scarisbrick. 146 pp. London: BASF, 1991. £12.00. ISBN 0 86266 190 0 Reviewed by N. Clipson

The action plant: movement and nervous behaviour in plants P. Simons. 323 pp. Oxford: Blackwell, 1992. £25.00. ISBN 0 631 13899 4 Reviewed by Liz Sheffield

Introduction to the principles of plant taxonomy 2nd edn. V. V. Sivarajan and N. K. B. Robson. 306 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £40.00/£ 15.95. $79.50/$29.95. ISBNs 0 521 35587 7/35679 2 Reviewed by Charles S. Stirton

Plants across the curriculum: a Kew INSET pack K. Fry and G. Bromley. Richmond, Surrey: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, in association with the Dept. of INSET, Brighton Polytechnic, 1992. £6.50. ISBN 0 947643 23 0 Reviewed by Anne Heaton

Flowers in the grass: creating and managing grasslands with wild flowers H. J. Ash, R. Bennett, and R. Scott. 68 pp. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: English Nature, 1992. £10.00. ISBN 1 85716 039 8 Reviewed by Catherine Mowat

Ecology for the National Curriculum: investigations in the school environment G. M. Williams and W. H. Dowdeswell. 89 pp. London: Collins Educational, 1990 (1992 with corrections). £31.00. ISBN 0 00 322 321 3 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Focus on Biology: habitats and the environment P. Freeland. 119 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. £8.99. ISBN 0 340 53267 X Reviewed by Brian Kemplay

The professional development of the science teacher: establishing a climate for target setting and appraisal Ed. H. Johnson. Hatfield, Hertfordshire: Association for Science Education, 1989. £20.00. ISBN 0 86357 105 0 Reviewed by Angela Dixon

Work out human biology GCSE 2nd edn. R. Soper. 267pp. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1992. £5.99. ISBN 0 333 56862 1 Reviewed by Jean Potter

The world of the microscope: a practical introduction with projects and activities C. Stockley and C. Oxlade. 48 pp. London: Usborne, 1989. £3.50. ISBN 0746002890 Reviewed by Neil Wride

Bioview A 3-D database and teacher's guide. Available for RM Nimbus and IBM PC computers. Published by and available from Educational Computing Unit, Centre for Educational Studies, King's College, Waterloo Road, London SEI 8TX. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £60—single user licence; £80—site licence Reviewed by Chris Atkinson

Flora: the computerised key A software package comprising a 5¼ or 3½ inch disc for IBM-PC or compatible computers. The program will also run on RM Nimbus machines in full IBM mode and on Acorn A3000 under PC emulation. Available from Dr Eirene Williams, The Flora Project, Seale Hayne Faculty, University of Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Devon TO 12 6BR. (Tel. [phone]; fax [phone].) Educational price for a single copy £68 (plus VAT); site licences are between £180 (6 users) and £320 (more than 36 users) Reviewed by Andrew Powell

MVSP Plus Multivariate statistical package (version 2.0) written by W. L Kovach. Available on 5¼ and 3½ inch discs for IBM-PC or compatible computer from Dr. W. L. Kovach, Institute of Earth Studies, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales SY23 3DB. Prices MVSP Shareware: £5.00/$10.00; MVSP Plus: £40.00/$75.00 Reviewed by John Breen

At the cutting edge—new molecules A 28-minute video produced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Video Education Australasia. The video is accompanied by teacher's notes. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5BC. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £35.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Mary R. Jones

Focus on vision A 30-minute video (VHS-PAL), 11-page teacher's notes, 7 activity sheets and a poster (50 cm x 35 cm). Produced by and available free of charge from Orbis International, 13a Highgate Street, London W8 7SP. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Reviewed by Heather Murray

Farming and the environment in the United Kingdom A chart (70 x 100 cm) with a 4-page A4 set of teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, West Ealing, London W13 OUD. (Tel. [phone].) Ref. T83. Price £6.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

Medicines, health and you A series of five posters and accompanying notes distributed free of charge to all UK secondary schools, Colleges of further education, Teachers' centres, Science advisors and SATROs. Further sets of posters can be obtained from Miss Kerry Sainsbury, ABPI, 12 Whitehall, London SWIA 2DY. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £15.00 (inc. VAT, p & p) Reviewed by Bob Stephenson