What If... You Didnt Make Snot?, Emma Young
What If... You Didnt Make Snot?, Emma Young
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What If... You Didn't Make Snot?
And Other Amazing Human Body Questions

Author: Emma Young

Narrator: AJ Aster-Stubberfield

Unabridged: 1 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DK Children

Published: 06/17/2025


Synopsis

What would happen if you never slept? Or if your blood turned blue? Or your bones turned to jelly? Find out the answers to these questions and many more with science author Emma Young!

Prepare to learn all about the human body from blood vessels to the brain and nerves to nutrients. However, this isn't another dry textbook. You'll be drawn into each topic with one of 33 amusing questions that are guaranteed to make you think about anatomy in a whole new way. Author Emma Young explains the answers with humour and plenty of science facts that you'll be racing to share with your friends and family.

Even reluctant readers will find What if you didn't make snot? irresistible to dip into to find out the answers to the wacky, bizarre, and gross questions, making this a perfect gift for any child.

Emma Young is a science journalist and author, who has written for the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, and New Scientist. She has also written popular science books for both adults and children, including an adaptation of Bill Bryson's The Body for children – A Really Short Journey Through the Body.

©2025 Emma Young (P)2025 DK Audio

Reviews

Goodreads review by Theediscerning on May 28, 2025

A fun biology book that's a good way to deliver some information, but also at the same time just plain daft. It posits peculiar queries ("what would life be like without knees?", "what if your liver and nose swapped places?" etc) and responds with them with their own double-paged spread, with good i......more