Family Wild Edible Plants Handbook, A5 Spiral Field Guide, 24 Plants
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AGES 6 TO 12 24 WILD PLANTS
The Family Wild Edible Plants Handbook
A field guide for children and the adult walking with them. Twenty-four wild plants, three facts each, and one rule that comes before every page of it: look, never taste.
Not an adult foraging book
Most wild food guides are written for someone who already knows what they are looking at.
A foraging book for adults
Assumes you can already tell the families apart
Tells you what is edible and how to cook it
Dense paragraphs per species, nothing to do on the walk
No answer to "what should I do if my child picks something"
This handbook
Opens with three safety rules, before a single plant appears
Tells you what to look at, not what to eat
Three plants per spread, with an ID tip and a habitat
A pledge page for the child and the adult to sign together
What is inside
Six things the book does before it teaches a single plant name.
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Safety comes first
The first chapter is the golden rules of family foraging, not a plant list. Never taste, never pick, always within reach of an adult.
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Poisonous plants have their own page
Poison hemlock, oleander and deadly nightshade are shown early, with the line that matters: many pretty plants are poisonous, when in doubt, do not touch.
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Three facts per plant
An ID tip, a habitat and one observation to make in the field. Three things a child can actually hold in their head on a walk.
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Look, don't pick
Every species entry carries the same badge. The book is built for identifying and recording, not for harvesting.
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A pledge to sign
One line for the child's signature, one for the grown-up's, and a date. Signing it together does more than being told.
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A5, wire bound
21 by 14.9 cm, and it lies flat in one hand while the other hand is pointing at a leaf. No phone, no signal needed.
How the book is laid out
Six sections, in the order a child should meet them.
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The golden rules
Numbered rules, each one a single sentence. The first is never taste: look and smell only, never put a wild plant in your mouth.
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What to wear and bring
Long trousers and sleeves, closed-toe shoes, a field guide, a notebook and pencil, a small first-aid kit, water, a sun hat.
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Don't believe the myths
The myth is that if a bird eats something it is safe for people. The fact, in the book's own words: birds and humans are different.
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The forager's code
Observe, do not pick, take only photos, stay on paths, respect wildlife. Leave only footprints, take only memories.
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24 plants, two sets
Set A covers the garden and hedgerow plants you trip over: clover, burdock, mullein, chickweed, shepherd's purse, yarrow. Set B moves to the shrubs and berries.
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The family pledge
A promise to explore responsibly, with a signature line for the child, one for the grown-up, and a date to fill in.
BEFORE ANY PLANT
The three rules the book opens with
1
Never taste
Look and smell only. Nothing wild goes in the mouth, not a leaf, not a berry, not something a bird has already been eating.
2
Stay within reach of an adult
The book is written for ages six to twelve with a grown-up, and every page assumes one is close by. That is not a disclaimer, it is how the book is designed.
3
When in doubt, don't touch
Three of the most dangerous plants are shown before any of the safe ones, so a child learns what to avoid before learning what to look for.
Who it suits
Built for an adult and a child doing the same walk together.
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Weekend walks
A walk becomes a task. Three plants to find, one observation each, and a page to fill in when you get home.
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Teachers and nature groups
Twenty-four species split into two sets, so a term can run as two halves without repeating anything.
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Grandparents with grandchildren
Large print, short entries, and nothing that needs a phone or a signal, which matters in the middle of a wood.
What one plant looks like on the page
Three blocks per species, always in the same order, so a child knows where to look.
Specifications
Questions people ask
Does this book teach my child to eat wild plants?
No, and that is deliberate. The first chapter is safety rules, every species entry ends with "look, don't pick", and the forager's code says take only photos. The book is for identifying and recording what you find. Nothing in it should be eaten on the strength of a book, including this one.
What age is it written for?
Six to twelve, with a grown-up walking alongside. The print is large, the sentences are short, and every page assumes an adult is within reach. Younger children can use it with more help; older ones can run the observations themselves.
How does it handle poisonous plants?
They are not buried at the back. Poison hemlock, oleander and deadly nightshade get a dedicated warning page early in the book, with photographs and the plain instruction never to touch or taste them. A separate page debunks the myth that a plant a bird has eaten is safe for people.
Are there recipes in it?
The cover lists seasonal recipe ideas among the book's contents. They are reference material for the adult, not an instruction for the child, and they do not change the rule that governs the walks: look first, never taste. Any decision to use a wild plant in food belongs to an adult who has had the identification confirmed in person.
Will it work where we live?
The species in both sets are common across temperate Europe and North America, and the habitat notes tell you where to look rather than which country. If a plant in the book does not grow near you, the observation task still teaches the skill, which is the part that transfers.
What buyers say
★★★★★
My seven year old now stops at every wall on the way to school. What I did not expect is that the safety rules are the bit she quotes back at me, not the plant names.
Claire M. · Verified Buyer
★★★★★
Bought it for my grandson and ended up reading it myself. The poisonous plants page is worth the price on its own, it is the only one I have seen that shows them properly.
Peter D. · Verified Buyer
★★★★★
We signed the pledge page together and it is now stuck to the fridge. Three plants per spread is exactly the right amount for a six year old's attention span.
Anna-Lise K. · Verified Buyer
★★★★★
Took it on a camping trip with no signal and it was the only thing anyone looked at. Lies flat on a picnic table, wipes clean, still in one piece.
Gwen T. · Verified Buyer
Start with the rules, then the plants
Twenty-four species, three facts each, and one promise signed by both of you.
Back to the topSafety notice. Wild plants can be dangerous, and some are lethal in small amounts. This handbook is written for identification and observation with an adult present. It is not permission to eat anything you find. Never eat a wild plant unless a qualified expert has confirmed the identification in person. Recipe content is reference only. Rules and species vary by region, so check with your local extension service or a qualified forager before consuming any wild plant.
Dimensions are taken from the finished book and may vary by a few millimetres. Colours may look slightly different depending on your screen. Seeds, tools and plants are not included.