In today’s episode we explore the Muir Woods National Monument and the San Diego Zoo. We hear some trivia from Programming Specialist Hennie and Liz recommends a magical chapter book about our favorite time traveling siblings. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!   

Hennie’s Fact of the Day: The Colors of Nature by Catherine Barr

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1255994

Liz’s book recommendation: Camp Time in California by Mary Pope Osborne

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C764960

Concerning Muir Woods:

The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C160135 

Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir by Julie Bertagna: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C663331 

"John Muir." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/John-Muir/54182. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.  

"Theodore Roosevelt." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 17 Dec. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Theodore-Roosevelt/276787. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.  

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/redwoods/coast-redwoods/ 

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

https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm 

https://www.nps.gov/articles/john-muir.htm 

https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/default.aspx 

John Muir quotes: https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=3BD48100-3981-45DD-B1DE-5BA909995897 

Concerning the San Diego Zoo’s animals:

https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/zoonooz/enrichment-is-serious-fun 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/animal-enrichment 

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

https://www.nal.usda.gov/animal-health-and-welfare/behavioral-management-animals 

"zoo." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 20 Jan. 2026. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/zoo/276045. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMR12z5F9BE 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf2B1dT6Enc 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-species-survival/news/cheetah-cubdate-9-treats-and-toys

Join Liz and Jill as we answer the questions “What is geocaching?” and “How long does it take to walk all the way around the world?” We have a fact about underwater creatures and a nonfiction book about wolves. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Regarding geocaching...

Go Geocaching! By Meghan Gottschall: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C875087

Go Geocaching! by Heather Schwartz: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C910003

https://cosmoquest.org/x/2021/04/random-space-fact-geocaching-on-the-iss/

https://www.geocaching.com/play

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCB02X4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_(hobby)

https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/places/state-parks/geocaching

https://www.mi-geocaching.org/

Regarding Circumnavigation...

"Nellie Bly." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11 Feb. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Nellie-Bly/15794#main-ada. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/world-nellie-milestones/

https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/learn/women-forging-the-way/nellie-bly-around-the-world/

"Earth." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Earth/110147. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e30mxnmxdo

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

https://youtu.be/FL4nMQsp828?si=FDze-hOY3vdM2v3m

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/how-long-take-travel-around-world

https://worldrunnersassociation.org/records/

https://circumnavigators.org/

In today’s episode we answer the questions, “What is white chocolate made of?” and “Which lake mummifies creatures that fall into it?” We hear some trivia from Programming Specialist Lauren and Liz recommends a chapter book about a Wonderland adventure. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!   

Liz’s book recommendation: Alice With a Why by Anna James

Alice With a Why | Kent District Library | BiblioCommons 

Concerning white chocolate:

"chocolate." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/chocolate/82278. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zngsqp3 

https://www.livescience.com/61754-chocolate-facts.html 

"chocolate." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/chocolate/273650. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026. 

https://candyusa.com/story-of-chocolate/ 

https://chocolate.mit.edu/science/ 

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

https://www.thefoodhistorian.com/blog/before-nestle-a-history-of-white-chocolate 

Concerning Lake Natron:

Amazing Earth by Anita Ganeri: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C825993 

Spooky Lakes by Geo Rutherford: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1154736 

https://www.brilliant-africa.com/tanzania/lake-natron 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/lake-that-turns-animals-to-stone-not-so-deadly-as-photos-suggest 

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/lake-turns-animals-to-stone 

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/lake-natron-tanzania-90191/ 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-alkaline-african-lake-turns-animals-into-stone-445359/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natron 

Lake Natron explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ia_McqhoA