Can’t Find Cambridge Science Books

[greta_elisif]

I’m trying to find on the internet the Cambridge Science books recommended on pg 147 of LCC, so I can check them out, but when I search for them, I can’t find anything with the exact titles. This, on Cambridge’s site, was the closest thing I could find:

Biological Science 1 and 2
http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521561785

but I don’t think that is one of the books. Are they actually classical though? I found this description: “Clear aims and outcomes for each step mean students can put what they learn into practice immediately,” about another Cambridge University Press textbook, which does not bode well for finding Cambridge’s books to be classical, given the use of the word “outcomes” (and a lack of grammar thereof). This is truly disappointing because we should be able to trust at least an institution of the caliber of Cambridge. So, I did find some Oxford University Press textbooks just now (I was just about to give up) and think they may be the right sort. Here are some search results:

Biology: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/nav/p/category/R/category/education/n/101639.do?keyword=biology&sortby=bestMatches
Chemistry: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/nav/p/category/R/category/education/n/101639.do?keyword=chemistry&sortby=bestMatches (The IB Course Companion has the same photograph on the cover as PH Chem, but they are different on the inside )
Physics: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/nav/p/category/R/category/education/n/101639.do?keyword=physics&sortby=bestMatches

I haven’t found any Oxford resources at this level for any earth sciences.

Here is more on biology textbooks: http://www.truthinscience.org.uk/site/content/category/17/53/67/

I checked out Prentice Hall Chemistry and Science Matters, but they looked to be at least moderately progressive and I think there must be something actually classical out there. Does anybody have any more suggestions (ones which don’t exclude or try to disprove standard theories such as the Big Bang and evolution) or experience with any of these books?

[tanya]

I can't find the Cambridge books either, but I'm thinking if you are looking for a more traditional rather than textbook approach, you should look at Apologia science or Abeka. There are also some good science books by John Hudson Tiner (published by New Leaf Publishing). But I don't know if they have high school level or not.

Tanya Charlton