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Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Who invented Sign Language” and “How do different countries celebrate Lunar New Year?” We also share an animal fact of the day and a classic book recommendation. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Liz’s fact of the day, How to Speak Animal https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C905688 

Jill’s book recommendation, Little Women 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C44664 

Concerning ASL: 

ASL Deafined database: https://www.asldeafined.com/ 

https://asl-kids.com/history-of-sign-language/ 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Sign-Language 

Book: Kent, Deborah. What is Sign Language? Berkley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary, 2012. 

Video of PISL & ASL, side by side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI9mCITMu_k 

Concerning Lunar New Year: 

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Chinese-New-Year/574653 

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

https://www.livescience.com/61773-chinese-new-year.html 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/lunar-calendar/49352 

Lunar New Year for Kids | Educational Video 

Join Jill and Liz as they tackle the questions "Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?" and "How do tornadoes happen?" You can submit your own questions too! http://kdl.org/stump

Or email us at [email protected]

Regarding Movie Popcorn: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-do-we-eat-popcorn-at-the-movies-475063/ 

https://www.cretors.com 

Action!: how movies began McCarthy - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - 2022 

Let’s All Go to the Lobby video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm6IU6V-dE8 

Regarding Tornadoes: 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tornadoes#:~:text=Tornadoes%20form%20when%20warm%2C%20humid,sharply%20in%20speed%20or%20direction. 

Tornadoes 101 | National Geographic 

Fact of the day https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C871173 

Book recommendation: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C879418 

Join Jill and Liz as they tackle questions about nocturnal animals from a Girl Scout Troop. To submit a question of your own go to KDL.org/stump. We can't wait to hear from you!

Regarding Nocturnal Animals 

https://www.activewild.com/nocturnal-animals/ 

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

Guess the Animal Sound Game | 12 Nocturnal Animal Sounds Quiz 

Regarding Polar Winter/Midnight Sun 

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/219/8/1093/16734/Adaptations-to-polar-life-in-mammals-and-birds 

https://www.popsci.com/how-do-animals-survive-polar-night/ 

https://www.livescience.com/62870-summer-solstice-animals.html 

https://uphere.ca/articles/what-does-24-hours-light-do-animals 

Books: 

Listen up!: exploring the world of natural sound 

Aitken - Orca Book Publishers – 2022  

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C890148 

Snack, snooze, skedaddle how animals get ready for winter 

Salas et al. - Findaway World, LLC – 2020 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C703454 

Liz’s Booktalk: A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “How does a credit card work” and “How can I control my dreams?” We also share an ice cream fact of the day and a slightly spooky book recommendation. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Fact of the day: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C889799 

Book Recommendation: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C874153 

Concerning Credit Cards 

https://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/how-credit-cards-work.html 

https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/bank-and-banking/352823#251394 

https://www.scienceabc.com/innovation/how-magnetic-strips-stripes-tape-on-credit-room-key-cards-work.html 

https://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/debt-management/chip-and-pin-credit-cards.html 

Concerning Dreams 

Hoel, E. (2020). Dream power. New Scientist, 248(3307), 34–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(20)31972-2 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-control-dreams/ 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer questions from YOU, the listener. Today we are answering the questions “What is a down in football? and “How does different weather happen?” Check it out to see if you can stump us! Submit your own question at KDL.org/stump 

Regarding football: 

https://coachingkidz.com/what-is-a-down-in-football-everything-you-need-to-know/ 

https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rules-digest/#penalty-enforcement 

https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/football/353142 

Regarding weather: 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/weather/76362/related#nodeId=websites&page=1 

https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/weather-for-kids 

How to make a Rain Cloud in a Jar | Kids Science Experiment 

Liz’s Fun Fact of the Day: Ultimate Weather-pedia by Stephanie Warren Drimmer 

Jill’s Booktalk: The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo 

Join Courtnei and Jill as they answer questions from YOU, the listener. Today we are answering the questions “What is the weirdest book you’ve seen?”, “How do I stay entertained in math class?”, and “Who invented books?” Check it out to see if you can stump us! Submit your own question at KDL.org/stump 

Regarding math class: 

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-math-seems-more-difficult-for-some-students-1857216 

https://math.uoregon.edu/undergraduate/tips-for-success 

Regarding books: 

https://study.com/learn/lesson/books-invention-history-evolution.html#:~:text=Around%20the%202nd%20or%203rd,sewn%20together%20at%20the%20fold. 

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-are-books-made 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/history-of-publishing/109461 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/printing-press/102489 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/printing/109435#36881.toc 

https://www.britannica.com/video/171689/history-printing-press-work-discussion-Johannes-Gutenberg#:~:text=In%20Gutenberg's%20printing%20press%2C%20movable,sharp%20images%20on%20the%20paper. 

Welcome to season three of Stump the Librarian! Join Courtnei and Jill as we tackle your toughest questions. Today we are answering the questions “How far do you have to travel in a space rocket before you lose gravity?” and “Why do kids keep growing but adults stop growing?” We’ll also discuss the mystery of why Emily is not joining us today!  

As always, check us out at KDL.org/stump and send in your questions! We look forward to hearing from you.  

Regarding Gravity 

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-microgravity-58.html 

https://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2004Oct.cfm#:~:text=The%20Earth's%20gravitational%20field%20extends,distance%20between%20Jackson%20and%20Nashville! 

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/what-is-gravity/en/ 

How far would you have to go to escape gravity? - Rene Laufer 

Regarding Growing 

https://www.britannica.com/science/human-development 

https://www.britannica.com/science/human-development 

https://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/human-body/growth 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK567767/ 

 It’s the season finale of Stump the Librarian! The podcast where YOU the listener, attempt to Stump Librarians Courtnei and Emily, with a little help from the Librarian-behind-the-computer, Jill. Tune in this week to hear why the sky is so blue, how TVs work, and who were some of the oldest known puppeteers in Michigan. We will be back with season 3 after just a short break. In the meantime, submit a question of your own! We would love to hear from you. Check us out at kdl.org/stump. 

While you wait for season 3, catch up on our first two seasons at stumpthelibrarian.podbean.com, or wherever you get your podcasts. We can’t wait to join you again and answer your tricky questions!  

Interested in learning and exploring more about this episode's curious questions?  You can always use any of the databases KDL has to offer with your library card. Just go to kdl.org/online-resources/ to find the best database for more information on the answer to your question. And don’t forget the books! Our catalog is full of amazing books that are filled with fascinating information. Just visit kdl.bibliocommons.com/ to search for your next great read! 

Check out the books we discussed in this episode: 

Battle of the Butts https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C837790 

Whale Fall Café https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C872328 

Everything Under the Sun https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C839958 

Concerning Blue Skies.... 

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en/ 

https://science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visiblelight 

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/environment-general-science-you-asked/why-sky-blue-or-better-yet-why-ocean-blue 

Concerning TVs... 

How do plasma TVs work? I James May Q&A I Head Squeeze 

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/television/353844 

Concerning Puppets... 

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

https://wepa.unima.org/en/native-american-puppetry/ 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/detroit-puppetry_b_1158516 

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2015/03/31/puppet-show-offers-unique-viewing-experience-in-detroit/ 

https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/detroit-on-a-string/Content?oid=2182642 

https://www.puppetart.org/our-history 

https://wepa.unima.org/en/united-states-of-america/ 

Well, hello! Just your favorite friendly neighborhood librarians back with another information-packed episode of Stump the Librarian! This episode is a wild one, let me tell you! First, we start off with the very-sciencey question, “Is there a limit to how much potential energy an object can have?” Then, we ease our way into the next few questions on muteness, “How does being mute work? Can they not talk if they even try? Can they play an instrument?” Lastly, we slow it down with, “Who thought of making a teddy bear?” So, grab your teddy and listen as Emily and Courtnei, with help from our librarian-behind-the-computer, Jill, answer these fabulous questions! 

Join us every other Wednesday as we answer listener questions about space, nature, human bodies, animals, and so much more. You can submit your own question for a chance to Stump the Librarian. Check out kdl.org/stump. You can also email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! You can follow our podcast at stumpthelibrarian.podbean.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Interested in learning and exploring more about this episode's curious questions?  You can always use any of the databases KDL has to offer with your library card. Just go to kdl.org/online-resources/ to find the best database for more information on the answer to your question. And don’t forget the books! Our catalog is full of amazing books that are filled with fascinating information. Just visit kdl.bibliocommons.com/ to search for your next great read! 

Here are the books we mentioned in this episode. Check them out! 

Show Me a Sign – Ann Clare LeZotte 

Concerning Energy... 

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/potential-energy/ 

https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/energy/274180#300855.toc 

Concerning being mute... 

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

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

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

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

https://www.nad.org/resources/american-sign-language/community-and-culture-frequently-asked-questions/ 

Concerning Teddy Bears... 

https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/storyofteddybear.htm#:~:text=Morris%20Michtom%2C%20a%20Brooklyn%20candy,called%20it%20'Teddy's%20Bear'. 

The Woman Who Invented Stuffed Animals 

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

Stump the Librarian is here with a special 4th grade takeover episode! This week join librarians Courtnei and Emily, with a little help from the librarian behind the computer, Jill as they tackle questions from Mrs. Blanchard’s 4th grade class at Vanguard Charter Academy. These quick-thinking scholars tried to stump us and even gave us a book recommendation! Join us as we discuss the inner workings of fire extinguishers, the invention of zippers, and why crickets chirp. Listen to find out who will have to say the longest and silliest phrase (spoiler- I'm glad they are called ZIPPERS!) and to hear all about this guy with the great hair:  

Join us every other Wednesday as we answer listener questions about space, nature, human bodies, animals, and so much more. You can submit your own question for a chance to Stump the Librarian. Check out kdl.org/stump. You can also email us at [email protected],  We would love to hear from you! You can follow our podcast at stumpthelibrarian.podbean.com/ or anywhere you get podcasts.  

Interested in learning and exploring more about this episode's curious questions?  You can always use any of the databases KDL has to offer with your library card. Just go to kdl.org/online-resources/ to find the best database for more information on the answer to your question. And don’t forget the books! Our catalog is full of amazing books that are filled with fascinating information. Just visit kdl.bibliocommons.com/to search for your next great read! 

Here are the books we mentioned in this episode. Check them out! 

Fact of the day- https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C772356 

Book Recommendation- https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C840149 

Concerning Fire Extinguishers... 

The Smokin' Science of Fire Extinguishers 

https://www.firesafe.org.uk/history-of-fire-extinguishers/ 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/fire-extinguisher/34329 

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/extinguishers.html 

Concerning Zippers...  

https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2010/05/03/the-up-an-down-history-of-the-zipper/#.YlXkk8jMIdU 

The Zipper: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius 

Concerning Crickets... 

https://www.orkin.com/pests/crickets/cricket-chirp 

https://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/24/hear-crickets-chirping-in-the-evening-use-them-to-tell-the-temperature/ 

https://www.americanpest.net/blog/why-does-cricket-make-sounds-and-what-they-mean/ 

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cricket_(insect) 

https://www.terro.com/crickets 

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/true-bugs