Bibliograph

Spit, what's cool about drool, Mary Batten

Type

Label

Spit, what's cool about drool, Mary Batten

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

10-14, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

5-9, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spit

Oclc number

1090742364

Responsibility statement

Mary Batten

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 7.3, 2.

Sub title

what's cool about drool

Summary

It's one of the most amazing fluids in your body. 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!

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification