{"product_id":"9780228102267","title":"Spit","description":"\u003cp\u003e  The title says it all.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIt's yucky. It's gooey\u003cbr\u003e  It makes your food chewy\u003cbr\u003e  Ptooey! Ptooey! \u003cbr\u003e  Oh, spit.   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Ew! Nasty! \u003cbr\u003e  Ew! Gross! \u003cbr\u003e  But spit is no spitball joke. \u003cbr\u003e  Drool is cool! \u003cbr\u003e  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":"Mary Batten","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2019-09-20","offer_id":46011517960447,"sku":"9780228102267","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_e0c72b11-e43e-462a-83c3-2fc45e44eb4e.jpg?v=1723062294","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780228102267","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}