Cover subtitle: From saliva and slime to frogspawn and fungus.

Includes index.

Get to grips with the glorious world of goop and gunk, from vomit, pus, and snot, to super glue, snail slime, and sticky plants, in this compendium of gunk. If you've ever wondered how much snot you make, how strong a spider's web can be, or why hippos go pink, this is the book for you. Blending laugh-out-loud fun with strange but true science, this book explores all manner of gunge, sludge, ooze, and goo! The next book in DK's best selling It Can't Be True! series, It Can't Be True! Goo! is here to give you a new appreciation of the weird and wonderful world of gooey matter, in all its many kinds and wherever it shows up. Fun CGI illustrations and stunning photography will bring goo to life alongside fun trivia and scientific explanations to make you an expert in all things sludgy. Did you know that super glue was first used to treat wounds in WW1? Or that sea cucumbers can vomit their sticky stomach and intestines when threatened, yet still survive? Let It Can't Be True! Goo! be your one-stop shop for everything gooey.

"The science of goo! Get ready to get gunked in the ultimate guide to goo. Explore the science behind all things mucky and messy, from slimy snot and slippery saliva to snail secretions and sticky super glue. Smell the stinky stench of spore-filled slime on the devil's fingers fungus. Meet the spawning superstar that lays 20,000 eggs, all protected by wiggly jelly. See the gross gunk inside pimples, that's packed with sticky sebum, dead skin cells, and bacteria." --