The Miracle of Life Science Facts Author:Lionel Bender Answers questions about humans, animals, & plants by examining behavior patterns commonly found in the natural world. Reveals how underlying patterns repeat at different levels throughout nature, & how even man-made machines can 'behave' in ways that have their parallels in the living world. Provides a general introduction that explains how scie... more »ntists set about trying to understand the ways of living things, 'setting the scene' for the more detailed explanations that follow. The bulk of the book takes the form of a series of spread-by-spread storyboards that deal with particular themes. Stunning color photos are combined with explanatory diagrams.« less