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HERE is a very useful and readable introduction to biology written for young beginners who need a general survey of the subject prior to going into it more deeply for the School Certificate examination. the author has taken the point of view—unfortunately all too rare among authors and teachers of biology—that the subject should relate itself to life and thus teach the reader something about himself. Again, the author takes the refreshing course of opening up with a general review of the plant and animal kingdoms. So many biologies begin with a germinating seed or the detailed study of a plant, which more often bewilders rather than captivates the young beginner. To begin with a general survey of what is already known (at any rate, in part) is undoubtedly the best means of approaching a difficult subject.
Everyday Biology:
an Introduction to the Study of Life. By Dr. G. Pugh Smith. Pp. xii + 283. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1939.) 3s. 6d.
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Biology. Nature 144, 191 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144191a0
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