You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Snot!

by Alex Woolf, David Antram (Illustrator)

What if we didn’t have snot and mucus? The insides of our bodies would be very dry, and we would find it hard to digest our food. We would also quickly become sick, because mucus protects us from dirt in the air that we breathe. But what exactly is this sticky, slimy stuff and why do we produce more of it when we have a cold? And what do animals like slugs and snails do with their mucus? You might find it a bit gross, but you wouldn’t want to live without it! You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Snot! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn’t Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. Specially commissioned cartoon-style illustrations in full colour make these books attractive and accessible even to reluctant readers. Information is conveyed through captions, labels and humorous speech bubbles in addition to the main text. Illustrated sidebars headed ‘How It Works’, ‘Top Tip’ or ‘You Can Do It’ supply more facts, describe simple, safe experiments, or steps that readers can take to help make the world a better place. Each volume includes a timeline and a list of ‘Did You Know?’ facts.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2020

About the author

Alex Woolf is a prolific, award-winning author of books for adults and children. In his non-fiction he has written on subjects as diverse as sharks, robots, asteroids, flying reptiles and chocolate. His novels span a range of genres, including crime, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, steampunk and horror.

Alex is a regular author for Fiction Express, online publishers of interactive stories for schools. Fiction Express is read by more than 150,000 students from 20 countries. Two of his stories have won reader awards. In 2021, he won the prestigious ASE award for his non-fiction book Think Like a Scientist. His horror novel, Soul Shadows, was shortlisted for the Falkirk Red Book Award. Bestselling crime author Peter James described his novel Aldo Moon as “a real delight, witty, ghostly and at times deliciously ghastly”.

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series, “you wouldn’t want to...”, are fun books for kids that happen to be educational. This one in particular was a great read aloud for my 7 and 4 year old kids. They laughed, asked questions and we all had a good time reading about boogers! Lol
These books are laid out with a main text and additional smaller text associated with a pic. It makes it easy to simplify for younger kids or get into more detail for older kids.

[Marcia Van Camp]

So glad I already had dinner before reading this. Gross but interesting and educational. My daughter saw it and wanted it and is fascinated by it...good times!

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommend for elementary students. This review is based on reading aloud to a 6 year old boy.

Like every book in this series, the brilliant writing is entertaining and informative. Explains viruses, colds, anatomy, and healing. There is so much on each page it's a bit exhausting to read aloud more than a couple pages at a time, but that's ok.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book when the nose and throat are full of this stuff because of spring allergies in the middle of a pandemic! But who knew mucus had so many uses in so many different creatures, including in our own human bodies!

[wildct2003 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good bro about mucus and slime