Post #3792855
2025-12-02 18:32 UTC
#AdviceWanted on #KidLit .... I have adult field guides, but does anyone know a good non-fiction kids book about poisonous plants?
Edit to add some hashtags: #plants #PoisonPath #PlantMedicine #poison #witches #botany #kids
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@ml@ecoevo.social 2025-12-10 07:36
@beandreams@friendhole.social I assume such a thing is rare because people fear the danger of kids getting interested in experimenting with dangerous plants or erring while trying to ID. As Ash has found, assembling educational materials may be the only way (the kid's reading level also figures in to what may be available). There are probably also materials available in Scouting (more "Boys" than "Girls" because it can still be pretty sexist in who they think needs field education, IME). https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/safety-moments/poisonous-plants/