The Booger Episode  

In this episode we answer the questions “How do trees talk to each other?” and “Why are boogers green?” We also share a fact of the day from a Patron Services librarian and share a graphic novel about a student struggling with math. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!    

Joel’s Fact of the Day: The Animal Toolkit by Steve Jenkins  

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1179760 

Liz’s book recommendation: Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson  

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1179760 

Concerning talking trees:  

https://greenpop.org/how-do-trees-communicate/  

https://www.nationalforests.org/blog/underground-mycorrhizal-network  

https://nhm.org/stories/take-moment-listen-trees  

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/04/993430007/trees-talk-to-each-other-mother-tree-ecologist-hears-lessons-for-people-too  

Wood Wide Web: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWOqeyPIVRo  

The Magic of Forests by Vicky Woodgate: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C966816  

Concerning boogers: 

https://kidshealth.org/Advocate/en/kids/booger.html#:~:text=Yeah%2C%20we're%20talking%20about,name%20for%20nose%20mucus%3A%20snot.  

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2020/08/marvels-mucus-phlegm  

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/mucus  

"mucus." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 17 Sep. 2010. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/mucus/54123. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.  

"mucous membrane." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Feb. 2020. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/mucous-membrane/54122. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.