- Hardcover: 616 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 11 edition (Feb 22 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0073314218
- ISBN-13: 978-0073314211
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 22.1 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #297,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course. Stern emphasizes current interests while presenting basic botanical principles.
About the Author
Kingsley Stern is currently Professor Emeritus of Botany at California State University, Chico. He received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the Botanical Society of America, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the California Botanical Society.
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Superficial but wide-ranging ; not for those wanting deep insight, May 21 2010
By R. A. Lang "madbioman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Introductory Plant Biology (Hardcover)
This beautifully produced book, with many color diagrams, falls victim to the "over-illustration plus superficial and over-simplified descriptions" syndrome typical of many of today's textbooks. Too often, the large colour illustrations and diagrams in this book do not really explain things clearly. Moreover, they relate poorly to the main text on the adjoining page. Further, this book's explanations of key Plant Science concepts sometimes lack clarity, and lack sufficient detail, so the reader cannot achieve a proper structured understanding. What we get, instead, in this 11th edition, is breadth of coverage and an attempt to get us "excited" about plant science. In particular, the descriptions of plant reproduction, seed development, and flower structure & development, are short and trivial. While I did enjoy the author's numerous personal asides, and the "human" and entertaining tone of this text, the structure of this book is weak in some places, e.g. plant flowering, reproduction, and seed development is placed into about four different places in the book!I confess to being somewhat disappointed with this book....it probably started clearly in its earlier editions, but it now needs a good technical editor
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Good book!, Jan 28 2011
By iPWN "-=[iPwn]=-" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Introductory Plant Biology (Hardcover)
I took a class where I needed this book. The book was awesome and well laid out. I never had to hunt to hard for any of the information.Now if they would only stop coming out with new editions of books on college campuses.. I mean, I understand the need when there is new information on the subject, but sometimes they only change a page...
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Great Book, Feb 22 2012
By Jackie O - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Introductory Plant Biology (Hardcover)
Good book. Exactly what I needed for my Botany class. It took some time to get to me but the price was right.
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