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 

Join Liz and Jill as we answer the questions “Why do we use soap to wash our hands?” and “What is the smallest bear in the world?” We have a fact about bread bubbles and a sweet chapter book about animal friends. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Regarding soap....

https://www.cdc.gov/clean-hands/data-research/facts-stats/index.html

"soap and detergent." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/soap-and-detergent/277108. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

https://www.livescience.com/57044-science-of-soap.html

https://globalhandwashing.org/about-handwashing/history-of-handwashing/

"germ." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/germ/442739. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

Regarding bears...

Sun Bear by Julie Murray: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1209298

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/worlds-smallest-bears

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/sun-bear-fact-sheet/

https://planetwild.com/blog/sun-bear

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/sun-bear

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

https://zooatlanta.org/animal/malayan-sun-bear/

In today’s episode we answer the questions, “How do owls fly so quietly? What do owls eat and what happens to the parts they cannot digest? Can I have a pet owl?” and “Why can we see the moon in the daytime?” We hear some D&D trivia from Librarian Tabby and Jill recommends a chapter book about kids protecting owls. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!  

Jill’s book recommendation: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C206833

Concerning owls:

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/owl 

"owl." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 16 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/owl/332197#main-ada. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026. 

https://blandfordnaturecenter.org/ambassadors-2/?#owls 

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Strigiformes/ 

https://www.thesprucepets.com/do-owls-make-good-pets-390707 

https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/owlsaspets.html 

https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/owls-1 

Concerning the moon:

The Moon Tonight by Jung Chang-hoo: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C936619 

https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/do-we-all-see-the-same-moon-phase/ 

https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/why-can-you-see-the-moon-during-the-day-we-asked-a-nasa-scientist-episode-19/ 

https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/ 

https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question43.html 

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

Moon doesn’t go around the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4z0Z7vC6gE 

Solar time lapse: https://youtu.be/o-DHwNFDgOU 

"orange." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 12 Jan. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/orange/57261#main-ada. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

https://www.livescience.com/45057-oranges-nutrition-facts.html

https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/health-benefits-oranges

https://www.uslanguageservices.com/blog/the-history-behind-english-color-names/

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/color-etymology

In today’s episode we answer the questions, “What is flour made of?” and “What do turtles do in winter?” We hear a library fact of the day from KDL’s Data Coordinator Sheri and Liz recommends a delicious graphic novel about two friends on an adventure. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Liz’s book recommendation: Night Chef by Mika Song

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1229987

Concerning flour:

https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/homeschool/baking/mission-3-how-do-we-make-flour/ 

"flour and flour milling." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 16 May. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/flour-and-flour-milling/274353. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026. 

"bread." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 Jan. 2022. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/bread/273343. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026. 

"wheat." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/wheat/277720. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026. 

https://fabflour.co.uk/fab-flour/how-is-flour-made/ 

Concerning turtles:

The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson 

"turtle." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 4 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/turtle/277471. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026. 

https://blog.nature.org/2017/01/30/turtles-under-ice-winter-survival-hibernation-adaptation/#:~:text=Painted%20turtles%20spend%20most%20of,the%20mud%20beneath%20the%20water. 

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39771-Chrysemys-picta 

https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/reptiles/turtles 

https://wildlifeinwinter.com/painted-turtle/ 

https://www.sarett.org/painted-turtles 

https://virginiazoo.org/where-did-the-turtles-go-for-the-winter 

Turtles breathing underwater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcqcfFd2htg

Join Liz and Jill as we answer the questions “What year was the first phone invented?” and “What noise does a seahorse make?” We have a fact about buying books for the library and a road trip 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 telephones...

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/telephone/110260

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone#:~:text=1667:%20Robert%20Hooke%20invents%20a,(non%2Delectrical)%20telephone.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/theres-a-1200-year-old-phone-in-the-smithsonian-collections-180947641/

"Alexander Graham Bell." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 May. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Alexander-Graham-Bell/15220. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

Regarding Seahorses...

Seahorses by Melissa Gish: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C921475

Sea horse. (2024). Salem Press Primary Encyclopedia.

https://www.livescience.com/46718-seahorses-growl.html

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/sea-life/seahorse-facts/

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/seahorses-make-racket

www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/seahorse-fact-sheet

https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/fishkeeping-news/seahorses-growl-when-theyre-stressed/

https://projectseahorse.org/

https://www.theseahorsetrust.org/seahorse-facts/

Pygmy seahorse camouflage: https://youtu.be/Q3CtGoqz3ww?si=uspCBEInzoqShwKr