Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Do animals make friends?” and “How do bubbles work? Why are they always round?” You can send us your question at KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Regarding Animal BFFS...

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

"Animal social behaviour." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 Mar. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/animal-social-behaviour/110427. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/animal-behavior

"Charles Scott." Dictionary of American Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Gale In Context: U.S. History, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310003891/UHIC?u=madi17239&sid=UHIC&xid=cccdcb74. Accessed 7 Nov. 2020.

Regarding Bubbles....

https://www.cmosc.org/category/resources/

https://exetersciencecentre.org/projects/nibbles/bubbles/

https://science.howstuffworks.com/why-do-bubbles-pop.htm

Make a square bubble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12UIOlzai5M

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Why are ladybugs and four-leaf clovers lucky?” and “Why do some foods taste salty and some taste sweet?” We also share a fact of the day about mapmaking and several heartwarming book recommendations. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Liz’s Fact of the Day: The Maps Book by Joanne Bourne

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C972130

Jill’s Book Recommendations: A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C935518

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C978558

Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C951435

Concerning ladybugs & four-leaf clovers:

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ladybug

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/ladybug/46799/related#nodeId=websites&page=1

https://www.celticbug.com/Legends/Lore.html

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/ladybug

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8261899/

https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=69552

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-leaf_clover

Concerning tastebuds:

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/taste-buds.html

http://cst.ufl.edu/that-neat-and-tidy-map-of-tastes-on-the-tongue-you-learned-in-school-is-all-wrong.html

https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/tongue/72870

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24684-taste-buds

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279408/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZn2PMUWO-Y

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Where do bruises come from and where do they go?” and “What causes the Northern Lights?” We also share a fun fact of the day about crodile tears and non-fiction graphic novel recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Regarding bruises...

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/bruises.html

https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/cardiovascular-system/403974

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21640-blood-vessels

Regarding the Northern Lights...

https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/aurora/399350

https://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html

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

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/aurora/en/

https://global.hurtigruten.com/inspiration/experiences/northern-lights/myths-legends/#:~:text=Mythical%20fire%20foxes&text=The%20name%20comes%20from%20the,that%20lit%20up%20the%20sky.