# Poisonous Fungus Amongus is Here— The Rhyming Kid (or Adult) Book For Mushroom Safety Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-poison-lab-470516/poisonous-fungus-amongus-is-here-the-rhyming-kid-or-adult-book-for-mushroom-safety Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-poison-lab-470516/poisonous-fungus-amongus-is-here-the-rhyming-kid-or-adult-book-for-mushroom-safety.md Podcast: [The Poison Lab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-poison-lab-470516) Published: 2025-11-17T19:22:00+00:00 Episode link: https://the-poison-lab.captivate.fm/episode/book-launch-poisonous-fungus-amongus-the-rhyming-guide-to-mushroom-safety Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b6a13a12-620b-4e46-af12-f6c46b82a2d7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-poison-lab-470516/episodes/poisonous-fungus-amongus-is-here-the-rhyming-kid-or-adult-book-for-mushroom-safety Duration seconds: 197 ## Resource Get your copy here! https://a.co/d/8QUBmQy Want to hear it with insights from the author?:  • Poisonous Fungus Among Us | Full Children’...   Don't have time for the full thing: check the highlights:  • Poisonous Fungus Amongus Highlights Reel   Want a clearer picture: Full reading large scale here:  • Poisonous Fungus Amongus- Children's Book ...   From the mind of a toxicologist who treats real mushroom poisonings alongside doctors and poison centers comes Poisonous Fungus Amongus—a playful, rhyming adventure into the fascinating world of poisonous mushrooms! Inside, readers will find a colorful introduction to mushroom anatomy and ecology—learning the parts of a mushroom and discovering helpful hints for safe foraging and identifying dangerous look-alikes. Every species featured in these pages is a real poisonous mushroom, brought to life through vivid illustrations and engaging verse. This beautifully illustrated book goes beyond the basics, exploring how mushrooms grow, reproduce, and take shape in nature—from tiny spores to sprawling mycelium to the fruiting bodies we find in forests and fields. Through rhymes and clear explanations, readers learn to recognize essential mushroom features—caps, gills, pores, rings, bulbs (volvas), veils, warts, scales, spore prints, and gill types like free, adnate, and decurrent. Each detail helps distinguish the edible from the toxic—and shows how some features can fool us! The story encourages safe and curious observation: note each feature, dig gently to look for bulbs, observe nearby trees and seasons, and check for bruising or color changes. Along the way, readers also discover fungi’s hidden… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-poison-lab-470516/episodes/poisonous-fungus-amongus-is-here-the-rhyming-kid-or-adult-book-for-mushroom-safety/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-poison-lab-470516/poisonous-fungus-amongus-is-here-the-rhyming-kid-or-adult-book-for-mushroom-safety.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.