What would you do if you came face to face with a Large Yellow Waxwing, Wild Turkey or Weather Loach? Who would you call if Common Wall Lizards or Giant Hogweed crept into your back yard?

Alex Van Tol can help. In Aliens Among Us, she identifies more than 50 species of alien animals and plants that have established themselves in British Columbia. With the help of color photographs and Mike Deas' illuminating illustrations, Van Tol exposes the invaders, then explains how they got here and what they're doing to the local environment. A former middle school teacher, Alex Van...