Introduces some common poisonous plants, including poison ivy, water hemlock, and deadly nightshade, and describes how they look, how dangerous they are, and how to avoid them in the wild.

Helpful or deadly? -- It's a living! -- Don't eat that! -- Close to home -- A closer look at poison ivy -- A closer look at poison oak -- A closer look at poison sumac -- A closer look at deadly nightshade -- A closer look at water hemlock -- It's a fact!.