Stump the Librarian

Episode 45 Pizza Stomach

Pizza Stomach 

Join Liz & Jill as they answer the questions, “What do you tells actors before a show?” and “Are cows the only animal with more than one stomach?” We also share a fact of the day about giraffes and a heartwarming STEM book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Liz’s Fact of the Day: Weird, Wild, Amazing! 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C757177 

Jill’s Book Recommendation: Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C522553 

 

Concerning idioms: 

https://grammarist.com/idiom/break-a-leg/ 

https://languagetool.org/insights/post/break-a-leg-meaning/ 

https://www.rd.com/article/break-a-leg/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_a_leg 

Concerning animal digestion: 

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/10-animals-with-multiple-stomachs/ 

https://extension.umn.edu/dairy-nutrition/ruminant-digestive-system 

https://animalsmart.org/species/cattle 

https://www.faunaadvice.com/animals-with-multiple-stomachs/ 

https://www.safariventures.com/why-do-ostriches-have-three-stomachs/ 

https://www.juneauempire.com/news/churn-it-over-this-beaked-whale-has-13-stomachs/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator 

 

 

Episode 44 Animal Toolbox

Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions “Why do seasons change?” and “What animals besides Otters and Chimpanzees use tools?” We also share a fun fact about Animal Bffs and a sad book called Efren Divided. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Regarding seasons... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25g4nZTHvM 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/season/66491 

https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grossmont_College/ASTR_110%3A_Astronomy_(Fitzgerald)/01%3A_Earth_Cycles_Moon_Cycles_and_Sky_Information/1.02%3A_The_Seasons 

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/season/ 

 

Regarding animal tools... 

https://www.livescience.com/9761-10-animals-tools.html 

https://www.livescience.com/5616-orangutans-musical-instrument.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_non-humans 

Boxer crab with anemone pom poms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUdpqFQYeZA 

https://janegoodall.org/ 

Animal Toolkit: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C874147 

 

Episode 43 Slithering Snakes & Octopus Escapes

Slithering Snakes & Octopus Escapes 

Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions, “How do worms/snakes move without bones?” and “What is the smartest animal?” We also share a fact of the day about dinosaurs and a suspenseful book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Jill’s Fact of the Day: 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts  

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C966814 

Liz’s Book Recommendation: 96 Miles 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C736314 

 

Concerning snakes:  

Snakes For Kids    https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C752598 

"Snake." World Book Kids, 2023, www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831323. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023. 

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/reptiles/how-do-snakes-move 

Snake movement video: 

https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_videos.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=114941&media_id=65243 

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rlenet/Earthworms.html 

https://www.britannica.com/animal/snake/Locomotion 

 

Concerning animal intelligence: 

https://dptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nat17-sci-crows/tool-making-crows/ 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/this-is-how-you-study-the-evolution-of-animal-intelligence 

https://factanimal.com/animal-facts/smartest-animals-on-earth/ 

https://www.britannica.com/story/which-animal-is-the-smartest 

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/smartest-animals 

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/smartest-pets.htm 

 

Episode 42 The Cookie Episode

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “What is the origin of Christmas Cookies?” and “What was the first cookie cream brand?” We also share a fun fact of the day about a Troll Museum and a graphic novel called Swim Team. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Regarding Christmas Cookies 

https://culturallyours.com/2019/12/04/history-and-culture-of-christmas-cookies/ 

https://www.newenglandrecipes.org/html/christmas-cookie-tradition.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_cookie 

https://www.history.com/news/christmas-cookies-history-medieval-tradition 

 

Regarding Oreos 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrox 

https://www.mashed.com/223360/the-strange-history-of-the-oreo-and-hydrox-cookie-rivalry/ 

https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/12429-hydrox-maker-seeks-800-million-from-oreo-maker 

https://www.oreo.com/about-us 

https://www.leafbrands.com/catalogItems/index/6 

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/hydrox-cookies-make-a-comeback-for-100th-anniversary/ 

 

Episode 41 The Need for Speed

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions "What is the fastest mammal?" and "What percentage of bodily loss does a starfish need to die?"

To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 Concerning speedy mammals:

 https://www.awf.org/blog/cheetahs-worlds-fastest-land-animal#:~:text=Cheetahs%20are%20the%20world's%20fastest,of%20up%20to%2070%20mph.           

https://petkeen.com/cheetah-support-dogs/          

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/fastest-animal-in-world.htm 

Cheetahs by Jaclyn Jaycox: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C910039 

Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cats by Sy Montgomery: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C229380 

Concerning Sea Stars:

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/sea-star/69454 

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/starfish/#single-animal-text 

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/starfish.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_regeneration 

https://www.americanoceans.org/facts/how-do-starfish-eat/ 

Episode 40 We’re Feeling Sleepy

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “How are cotton candy grapes made?” and “Why do we need sleep?” We also share a fun fact of the day about bones and a dragon book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Regarding Cotton Candy Grapes: 

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/plant-breeding 

"Plant breeding." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 22 May. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/plant-breeding/111030. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023. 

GMOs are Nothing New: Plant Breeding & Gene Editing: Crash Course Botany #11 

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/plant-breeding 

 

Regarding Sleep: 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230901- 

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/children-and-sleep 

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/sleep-an-essential-element-of-success-for-children 

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/childs-need-sleep 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519507/ 

How to Sleep Tight Through the Night: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C877169 

 

Episode 39 The Platypus’ Spur of Doom

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Is there water in a water tower?” and “What is up with the duck-billed platypus?” We also share a fun fact of the day about guinea pigs and a super quirky chapter book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Jill’s Fact of the Day: Pets and Their People 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C932705 

 

Liz’s book recommendation: The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C958203 

 

Concerning water towers: 

https://people.howstuffworks.com/water.htm 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_tower 

https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/Government/Departments/Water-System 

https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/these-13-water-towers-prove-that-america-is-downright-silly 

 

Concerning the platypus: 

"Platypus." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15 Oct. 2020. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/platypus/60371. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023. 

The Story of the Platypus 

2019 

CapstoneEnglish32 Print Pages 

Ebook 

by Anita Ganeri 

Part of the Fabulous Animals series 

 

 

 

Episode 38 A Flamboyance of Flamingos

A Flamboyance of Flamingos  

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Why is cheese different colors?” and “Why do flamingos only eat upside down?” We also share a fun fact of the day about the Atlantic Ocean and a wild fantasy book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Regarding Cheese: 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/11/07/243733126/how-17th-century-fraud-gave-rise-to-bright-orange-cheese 

https://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/why-cheddar-orange/ 

https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-history-of-cheese-1328765 

"Cheese." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15 Jun. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/cheese/603930. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023. 

 

Regarding Flamingos: 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C252479 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/why-are-flamingos-pink-and-other-flamingo-facts#:~:text=When%20it's%20time%20to%20eat,out%2C%20while%20trapping%20food%20inside. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo#Feeding 

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/flamingo-fact-sheet/#:~:text=The%20greater%20and%20lesser%20flamingos,northernmost%20tip%20of%20South%20America. 

Great underwater camera video: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/flamingos-filter-feeders-underwater-upside-down-video-san-diego-zoo 

Sponges, another filter feeder in action: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/ocean-sponges-have-incredible-filtering-power-a-demo-with-dye 

 

 

 

Episode 37 Exploding Ants

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “How are ants so strong?” and “To which family of animals is the red panda most closely related?” We also share a fun fact of the day about toe-wrestling and a super cool nonfiction book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Jill’s Fact of the Day: The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C938924 

 

Liz’s book recommendation: How Old is a Whale? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C932565 

 

Concerning ants: 

https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar830069 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant 

https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2014/02/study-ants-remarkable-strength-may-lead-powerful-micro-sized-robots#:~:text=Ants%20are%20super%2Dstrong%20on,due%20to%20our%20body%20weight. 

How Do Ants Survive a Flood? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C900799 

How Strong is an Ant? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C520672 

Ants https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C676320 

Ants Ingenious Survival Method During Flood | Superswarm | BBC Earth 

 

Concerning red pandas: 

"Biological classification." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15 Jun. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/biological-classification/599565. Accessed 19 Sep. 2023. 

"Red panda." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 Jan. 2019. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/red-panda/631664. Accessed 19 Sep. 2023. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotypic_taxon 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-panda 

 

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