Author, journalist, teacher, mom, yoga student, fiddler ... lover of mountains and rivers, salamanders and frogs ... lover of humanity too, but thinking often these days of what an alien species we are. How the heck do we fit IN on this planet? Can we get a clue?

Books ...
* Objects of Our Affection (2010, Bantam)
* Nature Guide to the Chessie Trail, ed. (2009, Mariner Media)
* Muddy Waters: The Legacy of Katrina and Rita (2006, American Public Health Assn.)
*Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health, co-author (Bantam, 1999)
*Kidfood (Dell, 1988)
*The Gradual Vegetarian (Dell, 1986; M. Evans, 1985)

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