Books by Yvonne Baskin

  •  Under Ground
    Under Ground Yvonne Baskin

    Jazz on the river

    Under Ground

    How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape Our World

    Yvonne Baskin

    Let's get dirty. In childhood, the back yard, the flowerbed, the beach, the mucky place where land slips into puddles, lakes, and streams are infinitely fascinating. It is a mistake to leave that ...

  • A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines

    Jazz on the river

    A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines

    The Growing Threat Of Species Invasions

    Yvonne Baskin

    The human love of novelty and desire to make one place look like another, coupled with massive increases in global trade and transport, are creating a growing economic and ecological threat. The same ...

  • The Work of Nature
    The Work of Nature Veronique Plocq-Fichelet

    Jazz on the river

    The Work of Nature

    How The Diversity Of Life Sustains Us

    Veronique Plocq-Fichelet

    "We do not question that flesh and bone and leaf litter will decay to dust, that seeds will sprout season after season and find renewed nourishment in the soil, that rivers can flow endlessly without ...

About the Author

Yvonne Baskin is author of The Work of Nature (Island Press, 1997) and A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines: The Growing Threat of Species Invasions (Island Press, 2002). Her articles have appeared in Science, Natural History, Discover, and numerous other publications.