Biology Coloring Book (Paperback)

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Product Description

Readers experience for themselves how the coloring of a carefully designed picture almost magically creates understanding. Indispensable for every biology student.

About the Author

Robert D. Griffin, M.A., has been teaching biology for 27 years. For the last 19 years he has been on the faculty of City College of San Francisco, where he has taught biology courses ranging from anatomy to zoology. Previously he had extensive experience teaching in junior and senior high schools and in special science programs for gifted elementary school students. His principal academic interest is in innovative methods of teaching biological concepts and reasoning to both liberal arts students and biology majors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Collins Reference; 1 edition (September 10, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064603075
• ISBN-13: 978-0064603072
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,940 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and useful for students, July 8, 2001

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I understand why the other reviewer was disappointed with this book- it is not geared for people with graduate educations. Rather, it could be a very useful study aid for a late high-school or early undergraduate level student. It has to cover a lot of basic science concepts very quickly and so doesn't get into great detail. But it covers basic concepts thoroughly. The pictures are detailed and fun to color- I suggest using fine-tip magic markers.

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, September 24, 2001

By	CaptainSnack (USA) - See all my reviews

My high school biology student and I were ready to color but this is more a textbook than a coloring book. The picture on the outside of the book looks much more defined than the pictures in the book. There was a LOT of coloring in letters and numbers, and you need a VERY fine line marker to do it. You're supposed to read the text page on the left to discover how to color the picture on the right. We expected better pictures - like the one on the front of the book, and less text to wade through. Wish I'd gotten the Gray's Anatomy coloring book instead.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a high school biology teacher, September 2, 2003

By	"bioteach6th" (Charleston, WV) - See all my reviews

I ordered this coloring book knowing that it was geared toward students more advanced than mine. Although I'm a certified high school biology teacher, I choose to teach 6th and 7th grade middle school students. For middle school students, I believe that atleast 1/4th of this book can be used - which is good considering it has 111 coloring pages (plates). For a high school biology teacher, I believe that 3/4ths or more of this book can be utilized. Still, for the price I paid for it, as being "like new", I feel the pages that I can use with middle school students is a bargain.