I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. I found it very informative and written in an easy-to-read format, I recommend for anyone interested in biology.

The Biology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is yet another excellent book in the Big Ideas Series. This series of books takes difficult topics and breaks them down into understandable snippets by providing basic facts and illustrations. Great reference collection to have. #TheBiologyBook #NetGalley

I may not be a biologist, but I know a decent introductory textbook when I see one. While I do not have to patience to fully read a full biology textbook, I knew the publisher would have a great layout and I wanted to review solely on that fact. There is a lot of information included on each page with many examples of scientific theory and scientists of all sexes included with each discovery. Hopefully, a biologist or presumptive biologist-in-training approves this resource.

These books are amazing. They give the reader everything they are looking for and more! I would have a copy of every one of these books if I had the extra room.

Another well-crafted entry in a wonderful series. I cannot get enough of the Big Ideas Simply Explained books and cannot recommend them enough.

This book is a great resource for our homeschool! The book itself is just great to look at and use. User friendly and the graphics and typography make things fun. To say nothing of the content, which is great. This is an excellent book for dipping into to supplement your homeschool lessons across a broad age range. We will definitely be adding this to our reference library.

Amazing. This book is, essentially a collection of articles covering a variety of biology topics. The basics, theory updates, condensed timelines of events and discoveries, and little-mentioned facts that were so interesting, I wanted to share them with someone immediately--so they could share my awe.

I enjoyed reviews of topics I learned about in school, and new approaches that are helping us learn more. My favorite section was Brain and Behavior; specifically about the clever ways animals use tools (including fire). And there were discoveries I hadn't read about, such as combining gasses in a glass container and seeing that amino acids had formed inorganically!

I read everything I can about many areas of science--for the fun of learning. This book was a treasure trove of information I could spend months reading and learning more about. Each article gave me food for thought that I wanted to enjoy, yet I was so excited, I wanted to speed ahead as well.

The directory of scientists was wonderful, the glossary helpful, the "In Context" mini time-lines enlightening, and the index a life-saver (if you are trying to find a specific subject).

The two things I was disappointed in: 1) The lack of structure is disorienting and confusing. As much as I was charmed by the article approach, the absence of subheadings made using the book clumsy. Within the main headings, there are only article titles to give you an idea what the section is about. And when the titles are supposed to be clever, or you are going back through to find something you read, it's extremely difficult to find a topic. 2) There was no article about muscle memory. Of course, every scientist has their own favorite subjects. However, in a book of this type, I felt it deserved a mention because it is so key to our understanding of the way our brain-body connection works. Especially as cases of dementia and brain related illnesses are rising.

For content, I give The Biology Book 4/5 stars, and for organization, 3/5.

It's a wonderful collection of exciting information, and I recommend it to any child, teen, or adult, who wants to understand more of what they are learning in our fast-paced world about biology.

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I enjoyed this book. The entries are well written, with crystal-clear explanations. From a historical perspective, the book has a fairly global view. The Directory towards the end of the book was also interesting, containing brief entries on scientists not discussed in the main body of the work. Each sub-chapter in the book also contains a Context section to show what happened chronologically before and after the subject of the entry. The timelines were also very useful. The book had an encyclopedic feel to it, with enough information to hold my interest but not too detailed, so I never felt bogged down. I found the art in the book to be excellent. I had two quibbles with the book. One is a trend towards discussing medical concepts and the other is identifying scientists by their nationalities instead of where their work was done. To me the latter is more important. This book could be of interest to people with or without a biology background. Thank you to NetGalley and DK for the advance reader copy.

Excellent book. Condenses topics into graphics, key figures, and historical background. Definitely a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to learn more of the basics of Biology.

Absolutely loving this advanced copy of The Biology Book from @dkbooks! It’s subject matter is definitely intended for the adult interest level but our older Montessori kiddos (age 9+) have loved looking through it.

Just one of those books that gets “accidentally” put in the path of the inquisitive child and discoveries take off! Do you ever do this or is it just me? 😂

It’s publishing date is June 28th and it will be the perfect school library gift this year.

I’ve been a fan of books from DK Publishing since I was in elementary school. Their books are well-illustrated, with clean layouts. I own several other books in this series (Big Ideas Series) and have enjoyed reading all of them. Complex ideas are explained in bite-sized chunks that a layperson can easily understand. Helpful timelines, photos, and diagrams are sprinkled throughout the text. It’s a good refresher for concepts I’ve forgotten from high school and college. Teenagers to adults would all be able to learn basic Biology concepts from this book. I’d love to buy a hardcopy of this once it’s out.

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This is a very text-heavy light primer on all kinds of biology. It's more about the history of biology than the most recent knowledge that we have today. There are many photos and illustrations and it's broken down into very small sections on a large number of topics. I found these kind of lacking as a science nerd, as they're presented in rather black-and-white, outdated ways with far more focus on what someone discovered 200 years ago than what we are just starting to discover. It often oversimplifies and leaves out important information, so it's definitely a "dip your toes" kind of book rather than a full text. I was considering it for my teenage sons for part of their homeschool biology curriculum but I do not feel that it would be a good fit for that. It seems better suited for adults because of the wordiness, though you really need additional materials to get the full picture of most topics covered. It's still a very interesting and visually appealing book that many are likely to find educational.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

The Biology Book is full of facts that it reads in between a textbook and a illustrated information book. I have a masters in Life Science so I found it fascinating but might be a bit heavy for other readers that just want quick information. The book as nine main areas of study and gives some very interesting information under each area with focuses on the scientists and what impact their findings had in that focus.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC to read for a an honest review.

I requested this book to have something to read with my 11 year old son. It’s my mission in life to raise a well-informed human being and The Biology Book will help with just that. There are tons of questions asked and answered throughout; All are important and necessary to have some sort of grasp on.

Thanks so much to DK Publishing and NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review!