Description
Discover the essential guide 'Plants That Poison - A New Zealand Guide' for anyone interested in the toxic plants and mushrooms that can be found throughout New Zealand. Authored by Conner & Fountain, leading experts in poisonous plants, this comprehensive paperback features 112 pages of crucial information, safety advice, and vivid color photographs for easy identification. Perfectly sized at 189 x 260 x 8 mm, this book focuses on plants that pose the highest risks, particularly for children, enabling families to navigate their environments safely.
This guide is indispensable for parents, educators, and outdoor enthusiasts alike, emphasizing safety through education about the common poisonous plants found in backyards, public gardens, school playgrounds, roadsides, and beyond. Learn what to do if poisoning occurs, understand toxic mechanisms, and recognize symptoms to act swiftly in emergencies. With captivating historical context and folklore intertwined, the guide enriches your knowledge while keeping you vigilant against poisonous threats.
Equipped with practical advice and detailed illustrations, 'Plants That Poison' is your go-to resource in safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against accidental poisonings. Protect your family with this essential addition to your educational library!
We are happy to combine shipping. This product is in stock in NZ, ensuring no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or tax.
CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 189 x 260 x 8 mm
Pages: 112
Bind: paperback
Author: Conner & Fountain Publisher: Manaaki Whenua Press
Written by a leading authority on poisonous plants and an expert in human poisonings, Plants that Poison: a New Zealand Guide is a guide to a selection of plants and mushrooms with toxic properties that can be found in New Zealand – in back yards, public gardens, school playgrounds, on roadsides and in waste ground. With a particular focus on plants that are of concern for children, the emphasis is on safety through education, to help you understand the risks so that you can avoid them. There is advice on what to do if you think you or your child has eaten something poisonous, and a section on toxic mechanisms – how the poisons act on the human body, the signs and symptoms of poisoning, and the treatment likely to be necessary. Enlivened with historical background and interesting folklore, and comprehensively illustrated with colour photographs to aid identification, this book provides a practical and measured response to demand for information about poisonous plants in New Zealand.
We are happy to combine shipping. Smartfox is a NZ owned business located in Auckland. This product is in stock in NZ which means no unexpected import charges, custom duty or tax.
This guide is indispensable for parents, educators, and outdoor enthusiasts alike, emphasizing safety through education about the common poisonous plants found in backyards, public gardens, school playgrounds, roadsides, and beyond. Learn what to do if poisoning occurs, understand toxic mechanisms, and recognize symptoms to act swiftly in emergencies. With captivating historical context and folklore intertwined, the guide enriches your knowledge while keeping you vigilant against poisonous threats.
Equipped with practical advice and detailed illustrations, 'Plants That Poison' is your go-to resource in safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against accidental poisonings. Protect your family with this essential addition to your educational library!
We are happy to combine shipping. This product is in stock in NZ, ensuring no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or tax.
CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 189 x 260 x 8 mm
Pages: 112
Bind: paperback
Author: Conner & Fountain Publisher: Manaaki Whenua Press
Written by a leading authority on poisonous plants and an expert in human poisonings, Plants that Poison: a New Zealand Guide is a guide to a selection of plants and mushrooms with toxic properties that can be found in New Zealand – in back yards, public gardens, school playgrounds, on roadsides and in waste ground. With a particular focus on plants that are of concern for children, the emphasis is on safety through education, to help you understand the risks so that you can avoid them. There is advice on what to do if you think you or your child has eaten something poisonous, and a section on toxic mechanisms – how the poisons act on the human body, the signs and symptoms of poisoning, and the treatment likely to be necessary. Enlivened with historical background and interesting folklore, and comprehensively illustrated with colour photographs to aid identification, this book provides a practical and measured response to demand for information about poisonous plants in New Zealand.
We are happy to combine shipping. Smartfox is a NZ owned business located in Auckland. This product is in stock in NZ which means no unexpected import charges, custom duty or tax.