This book of tables provides comparative data from the fields of zoology, botany, microbiology, and human biology. It is a "must" for everyone interested in biology but also of help for all parents to address questions such as "Mama/Papa, how old can a ... be?" The plain facts of life from all areas of biology, including such topics as growth rates of hair and nails, and ages and weights of seeds are simply fascinating. Biology comes alive in this comprehensive and entertaining reference work. Warning: Anybody who begins browsing through this book will not easily stop reading

Lincwadi zika - lsiXhosa Ngumdiliya luluhlu lweencwadi zolwimi lwesiXhosa esele kukudala zikho ezikolweni, kodwa ngoku zivela sele zibhalwe ngokutsha ngokomgaqo we-CAPS wokufundisa eziklasini, nopasiswe kutsha nje liSebe lezeMfundoyeli lizwe. Ezi ncwadi zisuka kumabanga asezantsi e-Foundation Phase, awe-Intermediate Phase, nawe-Senior Phase. Kuzo zonke ezi klasi zinyuka ezi ncwadi sele ziqulunqwe ngokwalo mgaqo mtsha. Ezi ncwadi ziqulunqwe zanencwadi yabafundi enemisetyenzana kwakunye nencwadi katitshala. Okuqulathwe ngaphakathi kwezi ncwadi kucwangciswe kakuhle ngohlobo oluhlangabezana nomfundi kwinkqubo yokufunda eklasini eqhuba ngokwamanqanaba. Zonke izifundo ziqulunqwe phantsi kwezi zakhono zilandelayo, Ukuphulaphula nokuthetha, Ukufunda nokubukela, Ukubhala nokunikezela, ngelixa imiba yegrama nolwimi ithe ngcembe ukuxovulwa ngelixa ziqhubeka ezi zakhono. Khumbula kaloku ukuba imiba yegrama nolwimi asisiso isifundo esima sithi geqe sodwa, koko siqhubeka sivela ngelixa ziqhubeka izifundo kwiklasi yakho. Ezi ncwadi zilungiselele abo bakwizinga eliphantsi kwizifundo zabo zokuqaphela imiba yolwimi, kanti nabo bakwihlelo eliphakathi ngokwezinga lokuqonda, nabaqonda nangakumbi kwizifundo zabo zolwimi ezilungele eli banga. Lilonke, ezi ncwadi zilungiselelwe ukuze zifikeleleke kuzo zonke iindidi zabafundi. Kungoko zicwangciswe ngohlobo lokuba yonke into icace gca ukuze kube lula kutitshala ukuyisebenzisa kwiklasi yakhe. lnkcazelo yemiba efuna ingcaciso engapheisiZulu (Zulu) iyafumaneka ilungisiwe yabekwa ngobunono phaya kwincwadi katitshala. Ezi ncwadi ziqulunqwe zalungiswa ngohlobo lokuba ziquke bonke abafundi abakwibanga le-11, zingabi namkhethe. lmisetyenzana ichazwe ngokulula, maxa wambi ikhatshwa yimizekelo, ukuze kube lula ukuyenza. Kukwakho novavanyo olwenziwa ekupheleni komxholo ngamnye ukuqinisekisa ukuba abafundi bakuqondile oko bebefunda ngako, nokuqinisekisa ukuba ikho inkqubela-phambili kwizifundo. Zonke iimpendulo zovavanyo ziyafumaneka kwincwadi katitshala ukuze imxhase kangangoko ngethuba eqhuba izifundo kwiklasi yakhe. Yonwabele ke mfundi nawe titshala, ukuze niphuhliseke nangakumbi kubuchule bokulandela ulwimi lwenu, isiXhosa.