SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Biomes and Ecosystems Climate and Climate Change Conservation and Ecology Deserts and Steppes Forests and Grasslands Lakes and Wetlands Oceans and Oceanography Rivers and Streams

by John P. RAFFERTY
978-1-61530-302-1.
COPY ISBN
Gr 9 Up— These volumes reprint articles and illustrations from Britannica Online Encyclopedia without ever mentioning that fact even in the fine print. The updating seems spotty; some articles haven't been revised for 10 years or more, charts showing weather and other trends cut off at 2005, and in Climate and Climate Change, a photo of a "hybrid" car shows a 2006 model. The color photos are small and cramped-looking, the overall appearance is dense and drab, and bibliographical essays at each volume's end are not accompanied by website listings. These will be useful additions only where access to equivalent online material is not available.
Reviewed by John Peters , Apr 01, 2011

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