2008-02-24 User-friendly, clear, understandable

This book is an essential companion for studying A-level Biology. The pages are in full colour with relevant, clear illustrations; the language used is extremely easy to understand. Whenever I did not quite understand a topic, once I looked it up in this textbook it usually all became clear.

One thing I would say that it can be a little simplistic in its treatment of some topics, so that you are best advised to consult another textbook to use in conjunction with this one. The best method (I found) is to approach a new topic with this book to get the general idea, then check against more detailed (and perhaps less user-friendly) books/websites for depth once you have the foundations.