{"product_id":"spit-whats-cool-about-drool-9780228102328","title":"Spit: What's Cool about Drool","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Batten\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science \u0026amp; Nature - Anatomy \u0026amp; Physiology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The title says it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt's yucky. It's gooey It makes your food chewy Ptooey! Ptooey! Oh, spit. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ew! Nasty! Ew! Gross! But spit is no spitball joke. Drool is cool! It's one of the most amazing fluids in your body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSpit\u003c\/i\u003e, 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! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSpit\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eSpit\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the secrets secreting in the many mouths on the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45865378513047,"sku":"9780228102328","price":674.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780228102328.webp?v=1767681231","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spit-whats-cool-about-drool-9780228102328","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}