Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Why was Central Park set aside as a park in New York City?” and “Why do bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, TX?” We also have bonkers balls fact from a special guest and two picture book recommendations. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!   

Regarding Central Park... 

"Central Park." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 26 Jun. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Central-Park/22084#main-ada. Accessed 6 May. 2025. 

https://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/how-public-health-influenced-the-creation-purpose-and-design-of-central-park 

https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6234 

https://www.centralparknyc.org/ 

https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/central-park-sa/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park#:~:text=It%20is%20the%20sixth%2Dlargest,visitors%20annually%20as%20of%202016. 

Regarding Bats... 

https://www.austinbats.org/ 

https://www.batcon.org/bat/tadarida-brasiliensis/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_free-tailed_bat 

https://www.merlintuttle.org/ 

The Bat Book by Charlotte Milner 

Bats Beneath the Bridge by Janet Nolan