Visualizing Environmental Science

by David M. Hassenzahl, Mary Catherine Hager, Linda R. Berg

Book Overview

The new third edition provides environmental scientists with an approach that focuses on visuals rather than excessive content. The streamlined coverage discusses the basic science so students walk away with a strong understanding of the facts. New Think Critically and Data Interpretation features encourage them to analyse visuals and graphs to place information in context. The illustrations have been improved and additional opportunities to conduct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470569182
• ISBN13: 9780470569184
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 489 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Visualizing Environmental Science

This text was very well organized and had awesome pictures. Very easy to read and continues to serve as a reference text in my other classes.

Environmental Science

Great seller who sold this to me. Fast shipping, great communication and well packed. The book is really helpful for my class. I would recommend it! Wonderful book that has great side articles to read and go over. Very helpful. Love this book!

Beautiful and easy to read. Great information!

I bought this book for an online course I am taking and am so glad I did! It is a great book, and not just for school. The visuals make learning the information easy, and the layout is fabulous. I highly recommend this product to anyone interested in learning about the problems our environment is facing today.

Enlightening, Engaging, and Visually Appealing

I had to take an environmental science class as part of the general education credits required for my degree at an online university. I dreaded the thought of a big TEXT book full of facts, figures, and terminology difficult to understand. I was pleasantly surprised when I received this book full of beautiful images, easy to understand text, and concepts that are easily understood just in everyday living. I will not be selling this book back to the university. My children enjoy thumbing through it just to look at the pictures and it is a great reminder of why all of us need to be a little more conscious about our environment. I recommend this book to anyone wanting an overview of a variety of environmental issues. This book will trigger ideas, provide excellent facts, and give you a great jumpstart for conducting additional research in any area desired.

Excellence choice for environmental science curriculum

I'm using this text as the primary science textbook for my homeschoooled high schooler this year. The book is easy to read and includes lots of interesting and relevant visuals (photos, graphs, maps, etc., all with captions). It's scope covers all the major topics within environmental science. Each chapter has a chapter review (which include critical thinking questions) and additional online activities to do. The quality of the visuals is stunning. I like the way it presents the topics and makes them interesting and real-life, not just theories. All in all, it is really helping my son become interested in environmental isssues and the sciences in general. I've learned quite a few new things myself too.