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Reviewer: Jessica L. Cooper
Type: Dictionary
Call Number: REF 590
Brief Description: This specialized dictionary contains definitions for over 5000 terms related to the field of zoology.
Cost: $50.00
Review Citations:
Hutchinson, A.R. (2004). [Review of the book A dictionary of zoology]. CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 41(7), 1272.
Cameron, H. (2009). [Review of the book A dictionary of z
Title: Allaby, M. (2009). A dictionary of zoology (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.Reviewer: Jessica L. Cooper
Type: Dictionary
Call Number: REF 590
Brief Description: This specialized dictionary contains definitions for over 5000 terms related to the field of zoology.
Cost: $50.00
Review Citations:
Hutchinson, A.R. (2004). [Review of the book A dictionary of zoology]. CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 41(7), 1272.
Cameron, H. (2009). [Review of the book A dictionary of zoology]. Library Journal. Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article...
Relevance and Relationship: While online resources can often give valuable information on the terms found in this book, the book is worth its cost in that it provides students with a consistent, authoritative delivery of terms in this specific field that is of particular interest in the school.
Purpose: This book will serve as an authoritative quick reference for students studying and interested in a specific topic—animals. Students enrolled in biology courses including the school's marine biology class and/or club will also find the plethora of focused definitions helpful to their specific studies. Entries on terms are short (though sometimes long for definitions) but detailed and often point readers towards sources of further information. The writing can be technical.
Validity: Allaby has written many well-respected dictionaries and other works related to the environmental sciences that have been printed by reputable publishers. This book is published by Oxford University Press and has been favorably reviewed in Booklist, Choice, and Library Journal.
Format: This work is in print format, but contains a companion website. Terms found in the dictionary are bolded. Each page contains two columns of terms in an easy to read font size and style.
Arrangement and Presentation: As a dictionary, this text includes zoology related terms with their definitions in alphabetical order. Some basic illustrations are included. The dictionary also contains an appendix that presents the criteria for listing an animal as endangered as well as other related information. Appendices on the universal genetic code, the geologic time scale, and SI units are also found in the back of the book. The special sections all include charts. The book contains a list of websites to consult for further information. Terms with website links are denoted with a symbol within the text.
Diversity: Any student, regardless of ability level, who is interested in animals will find information of interest in this text. However, the technical nature of the writing may make this a more valuable resource for students who are more familiar with the field of study.
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He was a police cadet from 1949 to 1951. After that he served in the RAF from 1951 to 1954, becoming a pilot. After leaving the RAF, he worked as an actor from 1954 to 1964. He married Marthe McGregor on 3 January 1957.
From 1964 to 1972, he a worked as an editor for the
John Michael Allaby is an Aventis Junior prize-winning author. He was born on 18 September 1933 in Belper, Derbyshire in England.He was a police cadet from 1949 to 1951. After that he served in the RAF from 1951 to 1954, becoming a pilot. After leaving the RAF, he worked as an actor from 1954 to 1964. He married Marthe McGregor on 3 January 1957.
From 1964 to 1972, he a worked as an editor for the Soil Association in Suffolk, England, editing Span magazine from 1967 to 1972. He was a member of the board of directors for Ecosystems Ltd. in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England and was an associate editor of Ecologist from 1970 to 1972. He became a managing editor in 1972. In 1973, he became a freelance writer.
He has written widely about science, particularly about ecology and weather. He edits and writes dictionaries and encyclopaedias for Macmillan Publishers and Oxford University Press. He co-authored James Lovelock's first two books: The Greening of Mars (1984, Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-32967-3) and Great Extinction (1983, Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-18011-X). His book, The Food Chain (André Deutsch, ISBN 0-233-97681-7) was runner-up for the Times Educational Supplement Information Book Award in 1984. The New York Public Library chose Dangerous Weather: Hurricanes as one of its books for the teenage in 1998. He won the Aventis Junior Prize for Science Books in 2001 for How the Weather Works. He is a member of the Society for the History of Natural History, the Planetary Society, the Society of Authors, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Association of British Science Writers.
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