Description
Biology: The Whole Story is a new sort of text-book: readable, enjoyable and accessible.
About the Author
Lindsay Turnbull is Professor of Plant Ecology at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at The Queen's College, Oxford. She loves teaching and has been a secondary school science teacher as well as Director of Undergraduate Biology Teaching. She has published scientific papers on a wide range of topics, including plant ecology, interactions between legume plants and their nitrogen-fixing bacteria and plastic pollution on remote islands. Her favourite animal is (probably) the sea hare. Biology: The Whole Story is her first book. Dr Cecile Girardin is a scientist and artist. As an artist, she is passionate about illustrating science stories. Cecile has produced murals, animations and a wide range of illustrations for UNFCCC, UN Biodiversity, IIED, Oxford University Press, the Global Canopy Programme, the Sumatran Orangutan Society and the British Ecological Society.
Reviews
A truly wonderful and important book that fizzes with excitement at the extraordinary forces that shape us and all living things. A triumph * Sir Tim Smit KBE, Co-founder of the Eden Project *
The best biology text I've ever read . . . I wish I'd had this book as a student, but I am delighted to get my hands on it as an adult * Rowan Hooper, New Scientist *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788451932
Author Lindsay Turnbull
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint David Fickling Books
Publisher David Fickling Books
Weight(grams) 980g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 180mm * 28mm