About the Book Beneath the veneer of a developing American suburb lie the hidden stories--historical, biological, and ecological--that make it a wondrous and unique place. Book Synopsis Beneath the veneer of a developing American suburb lie the hidden stories-historical, biological, and ecological-that make it a wondrous and unique place. About the Author Sue Leaf has a Ph.D. in zoology and has taught biology and environmental science at Cambridge Community College in Minnesota. A resident of the Anoka Sand Plain for twenty years, she is currently president of the Wild River chapter of the Audubon Society. She was awarded a McKnight Individual Artist Grant in 1998, and her writing has been published in Utne Reader, Minnesota Monthly, Architecture Minnesota, River Magazine, Minnesota Volunteer, and Boundary Waters Journal.