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Edexcel International GCSE (IGCSE) Biology Revision Guide with Student CD

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This is an excellent little revision guide that breaks everything down into easy to understand sentences. It's good for revising for GCSEs and has lots of questions at the end of each topic and answers on the CD included, however it isn't very in-depth and I would not advise using this book alone to try and get a good grade in your GCSEs. Other textbooks and resources with more detail should be used such as the main Student Book (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-IGCSE-Biology-Student-ActiveBook/dp/043596688X/ref=pd_sim_b_2).

This is a fairley average book- it does not go into enough detail and often does not give examples of how to do the experiments it suggests for experimental evidence. It is also not n the order of the specification which is not helpful at all! I wouldn't reccomend it.

I am 14 year old student aiming to do my biology IGCSE next year and I think this book will get me the grade I want.I have been using this book for a couple of months now and I am enjoying it very much,it explains each subject perfectly with pictures bright and colourful. key terms are written in bold and always explained well,each chapter begins with an introduction to get the student to know what he'll be learning about,and at the end of each chapter you have a a couple of questions to test your knowledge on what you have learnt.

overall I am very pleased with this book,I definitely recommend it to anyone.

I purchased this book for my daughter. She also has the Chemistry and Physics versions and tells me they are absolutely fantastic for revision. They cover the syllabus in perfect detail and in easy, understandable and digestable language.

A concise and helpful summary and good source of typical example questions at this level. Not being a biologist, I appreciate the clear layout.

Bought for my Daughter.
Excellent product
Arrived on time and in perfect condition.
I will recommend to anyone who is looking for this and similar educational books to buy here.

This revision guide is a partner to the matching text book (which is IGCSE Biology Student Book) and, together with the student CD, it makes a valuable aid to study. It's bright, colourful, lightweight (a paperback just a bit smaller than A4 and very easy to read because the text is broken up into bite-sized chunks and liberally illustrated with large, colour diagrams. It's organised, as you would expect, into logical chapters in sections A to F. The matching text book contains a great deal of detail and background reading, all of which is essential for the student, and this revision guide starts each chapter with bullet-point facts, followed by illustrated salient details, clearly set out, for a couple of pages. For example, the chapter (21) on "using microorganisms", describes fermentation and biotechnology and modern biotechnology, together with handy "Examiner's Tips" which are boxed and coloured, in the margins. There's a diagram in colour of industrial fermentation and a flow-chart showing the process for making beer and yoghurt. On the third page is a paragraph explaining how the student can demonstrate experimentally how respiration takes place. This is followed by the Questions section, which is very useful for checking knowledge and understanding - the student may have to refer to the main text book for some of the answers. This revision guide should be used in conjunction with the CD and main text book, and I would urge a student to remember to refer to the glossary at the end, as well as the index. This helpful book it ends with three pages of notes on "preparing for exams", including tips on exam language and how to respond to questions which ask "name; complete; describe; give; explain; discuss", with worked examples. Well done to author Ann Fullick for making biology accessible and interesting.

Bought for my daughter with other books in this series. She finds these books very useful and easy to follow.