rev pendleton (5 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good Only. Significant wear on DJ, including tears, scuffs, and creases, and fading; former owner's stamp on leaf. A guide to church fund raising. 256+ pages. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Very good in soft covers.

Paperback. Etat : Good. First. 8vo. Creasing to covers. Rusty staples. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. xviii, 840 p. illus. (part col.) 24 cm. ISBN 9780153608001, 0153608005 OCLC 84872 LCCN 75005720 LC QH47 .C68 1968 Dewey 574 ; color photographic boards, no dusjacket ; [Student laboratory guide Lab.manual.and Teacher's manual. NOT present] ; The 1968 second edition of Biological Science: An Inquiry Into Life (BSCS Yellow Version), edited by John A. Moore and published by Harcourt, Brace & World, was a seminal high school textbook emphasizing inquiry-based learning, molecular biology, and evolution. It aimed to move beyond rote memorization, focusing on scientific investigation rather than just facts. Key details regarding this 1968 edition include: Focus on Inquiry: The text and accompanying laboratory guide emphasized investigation, challenging students to analyze data and formulate hypotheses rather than just observing. Content and Structure: It was designed for 10th or 11th-grade students, heavily incorporating modern biological findings from the 1950s and 60s, including molecular biology and genetics. Reception: While lauded for promoting scientific thinking, some contemporary reviews suggested that despite the title, the text still contained a "good deal of telling" rather than pure inquiry, and it was quite rigorous. Impact: This BSCS text was considered a landmark in reforming biology education in the United States, moving away from descriptive biology toward a process-oriented approach. The book was frequently revised and reapproved for use in classrooms throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. ; 5 Excellent presentation of evolution, integrating synthetic theory. "Marred by progressionist ideology and claims of link to cultural evolution." ; BSCS "Yellow Version" aka Biological Science: An Inquiry Into Life ; FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. early printing. 1853, an early printing, probably the first. Title page states 'Twelfth Thousand'. Hardcover, 12mo., original red cloth, gilt title. 171 pp. Good. Boards rubbed and worn; small pieces of cloth missing along spine; corners bumped and also with some loss to cloth. Old pencil doodles to endpapers; chipping to corners of endpapers; foxing throughout; dampstain visible to bottom margin of first 20 pages. Certainly a well handled copy, but a scarce early printing by one of the most important 19th-century Baptist preachers. OCLC locates 24 copies of this imprint.