The Oryx Guide to Natural History: The Earth and All Its Inhabitants

by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney

Ideal for librarians, instructors, and students, this superior, one-stop reference guide makes finding answers to natural history questions or doing research a breeze. More than just an answer book on natural history, this unique guide provides understanding into the history of science itself. Readers get rare insight into the beginnings of a scientific event, how it evolved, and who were some of the key scientists along the way. Recent scientific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573561592
• ISBN13: 9781573561594
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Provides a simple A-Z reference

The Oryx Guide to Natural History provides a simple A-Z reference featuring condensed version of the most important topics in natural history, from at-a-glance sidebar timelines of events to simple introductions to the topic and its importance. The Oryx Guide to Natural History isn't meant to be a comprehensive encyclopedia, but a quick reference covering the highlights, very accessible to browser needs for quick answers.