Marine Biology For The Non-Biologist (Marine Life)

This book is an easy read and makes complicated facts available to the novice. No color so you will need the internet for photos but the basic are here and accessible. I am using the companion journal to make notes and reenforce my reading.

Great for people just wanting to learn about marine biology, fun to read, lots of things to learn about in this book

my dad got me this book and it is a very good and interesting book but there are aren't many illustrations so if you don't learn well without pictures or anything like that then this book is probably not for you but still it explains stuff in a very engaging way and is written well so I recommend it thank you

I knew nothing about marine biology and purchased this book hoping it help me out, as I now volunteer at an aquarium. I am so impressed! It’s written very well and easy to understand! I’m really enjoying it and learning a lot! I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn the basics of marine biology.

Has good information for the non biologist

I love the language used in this book. Simple to understand, explains well the characteristics of every phylla/class of animals. However, I would generally not recommend this book, as the complete lack of pictures and illustration makes this read less engaging, and does necessitate frequent referrals to Google. A great pity because the writing was otherwise fantastic.

I bought this book for my son (14) who is interested in becoming a Marine Biologist when he grows up. He was very interested in this book. It answered a lot of questions he had and kept his attention as well. Very happy with my purchase.

My 12 year old is very interested in Marine Biology, so I was looking for the most uptodate, age appropriate book, to give him a realistic and factual idea of this science. It was a surprise Christmas gift and he LOVED it. So much so, he has already read it 4 times and it has still not been put on the book shelf! He explained to me how much he has learned from the book and how it has sparked his interest even more. So much so we made our first ever author contact, to let him know personally how much it had been enjoyed, and a few further questions, to which Mr. Caine graciously answered.

indeed an introduction into biology. but what I really miss is a bit of structure. It reeds like a pack of statements and funny facts (like the incredible ocean book from the same author - sometimes even the same text), but what is the pedagocal idea behind it? the first chapters describe some different genera. Interesting but why not start with an introduction or some sort of overview? then the author jumps to coral reefs, thermal vents and polar sea environments. Ok, and in the polar chapter also some mammals and birds are described, but why only the polar specific ones? aren't they also part of the other marine ecosystems around the globe? Oh and somewhere inbetween there is a chapter about toxins.. ? It feels like the author just wrote down all that he knows from his experience (quite impressive I must say), but this is only part of what marine biology is about. So a lot is not described, and it leaves the reader (at least me) with a lot of question marks ...

Delivery was fast and in great condition, book is super informative so far and a very good read .

As titled. I have not read it so this comment applies to the condition of the product as received. It is readable - if one abandons the convention in English text of reading from front to back

Muy buen libro, es fácil de leer y si eres principiante en la biología marina o aspirar a ser bióloga marina es lo ideal para ti

Che dire un libro davvero interessante, grazie al quale dopo 30 anni di subacquea ho scoperto che il corallo di fuoco non è un vero corallo: GRAZIE!