REVIEW 



The Elements j of | Animal Biology j by j S. J. Holmes, Ph. D. ! professor of 

 zoology, University of California j with 249 illustrations | Philadelphia 

 | P. Blakiston's Son & Co. | 1012 Walnut Street | Cloth, pp. i-vii -j- 

 1-402, including index. 



Professor Holmes's book, Elements of Animal Biology, is a 

 high-school text in animal biology. It is divided into three sec- 

 tions: Part I, The Animal Kingdom; Part II, The Elements of 

 Phisiology; and Part III, General Features and Adaptations. 

 The part devoted to The Animal Kingdom gives the student an 

 abbreviated but excellent idea of most of the important animals 

 of the various groups, including their habits and in some cases 

 their economic value and relation to disease. 



The second part is introduced by a chapter on the Chemical 

 Basis of Life and one on Cells and Tissues. The treatment is 

 brief but adequate. A valuable chapter on Bacteria and Disease 

 completes the part. 



In the final part, General Features and Adaptations, evolution 

 and heredity are considered, and the essential facts for a high- 

 school student are presented. 



The book is well written and interesting. It should be a 

 valuable text for high schools that offer courses in animal 

 biology. 



R. P. C. 



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