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Children/Outdoors/Poison Ivy: an Update

July 30, 2012 by kidstra

She comes on like a rose But everybody knows At night, when you are sleeping Poison ivy comes creeping. Ivy is as pretty as a daisy But look out! She’s crazy. She will really do you in If she gets under your skin. Then you’ll need an ocean Of calamine lotion, Or a magic potion […]

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Children/Outdoors/Poison Ivy

June 9, 2010 by sonicblum

Mother Nature provides us with an infinite array of wonders. But it seems that she also possesses a mischievous streak, perhaps to remind us that “natural” is not synonymous with “beneficial,” as many people like to think. Poison ivy is a case in point. It affects countless millions of Americans each year. Here what you […]

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Children/Outdoors/Poison Ivy

July 6, 2009 by sonicblum

Mother Nature provides us with an infinite array of wonders. But it seems that she also possesses a mischievous streak, perhaps to remind us that “natural” is not synonymous with “beneficial,” as many people like to think. Poison ivy is a case in point. It affects countless millions of Americans each year. Here […]

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