Welcome to Kent District Library’s Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Jill and Liz every other Wednesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own!
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Join Liz and Jill as we answer the questions “Can kangaroos hop backwards?” and “How hot is lava?” We have a fact about satellites and a dragon graphic novel that you are sure to love! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Regarding kangaroos...
https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/red-kangaroo/
https://www.bushheritage.org.au/species/kangaroos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo
"kangaroo." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/kangaroo/275222. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/big-red-roos-the-roo-files/2415/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tree-kangaroo/
Kangaroos by Nicki Clausen-Grace: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C911135
Kangaroos: Amazing Jumpers by Lisa M. Harrington: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C721420
Regarding lava...
"lava." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 12 Oct. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/lava/47378. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/lava-flows-destroy-everything-their-path
“Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes.” Ganeri, Anita. DK Readers, 2015.
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