Spit: What's Cool about Drool (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780228102328)

The title says it all.

It's yucky. It's gooey It makes your food chewy Ptooey Ptooey Oh, spit.

Ew Nasty Ew Gross But spit is no spitball joke. Drool is cool It's one of the most amazing fluids in your body.

In Spit, renowned science writer and children's author Mary Batten examines everything that's cool about drool. Spit keeps your mouth moist. It begins digesting food the minute you take a bite. It keeps your teeth from wearing away. It keeps your tongue from choking you to death But it isn't just humans that rely on spit, anything with a mouth needs saliva to keep functioning. A vampire bat has special saliva that stops its victim's blood from clotting. A spitting spider can trap prey in gooey saliva that it can spit in 1/700th of a second -- that's fast And, if spitballs are your thing, perhaps try your hand at spitting antelope dung; the record, set in South Africa, is 51 feet

In Spit, Batten's informative and informal text is paired with humorous illustrations and real-life photos to help tell the important story hiding in this gross-out subject. From the DNA in human mouths to the science behind Pavlov's dogs to the astounding wonders of saliva in the animal kingdom, Spit uncovers the secrets secreting in the many mouths on the globe.

Author: Mary Batten
ISBN-10: 0228102324
ISBN-13: 9780228102328
Publisher: Firefly Books
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2019
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.90w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508692 / Spit: What's Cool about Drool


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019 pg. 95
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2019 pg. 43
School Library Journal 11/01/2019 pg. 80