Stump the Librarian Kent District Library

Feeling Queasy 
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Why is there a metric system and an imperial system?” and “Why do people get seasick?” We also share a fact of the day about fast airplanes and recommend a library mystery novel. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 
 
Liz’s Fact of the Day: 1,000 Amazing World Facts 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1018270 
 
Jill’s Book Recommendation: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C943273 
 
Concerning the metric system: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtKbq_zAr-A 
https://usma.org/origin-of-the-metric-system# 
"Metric system." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Nov. 2018. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/metric-system/52355. Accessed 15 May. 2024. 
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/measurement-system/108505 
 
Concerning motion sickness: 
https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/dizziness-and-balance/ 
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/movement/2019/the-vestibular-system-the-brain-and-balance-013119 
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2023.1150233/full 
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/motion-sickness/#causes 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_S._Cowings 
Do astronauts get motion sickness? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCBXiOvdCF4 
 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Why doesn’t gravity work on balloons?” and “How do you make money when I don’t pay the library?” You can send us your question at KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org. We look forward to hearing from you! 
Regarding Balloons... 
Up & Away! How Two Brothers Invented the Hot-Air Ballon by Jason Henry https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C612205 
"Balloon." World Book Kids, 2024, 
   www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830355. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_balloon 
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/gravity-air/buoyancy 
https://www.omnicalculator.com/everyday-life/helium-balloons 
https://stratocat.com.ar/indexe.html 
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/heres-why-meteorologists-launch-weather-balloons-every-day/877665 
 
 
Regarding libraries... 
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/library/106477 
https://www.ala.org/aboutala/before-1876 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_library 
https://www.milibraries.org/penal-fines 
https://www.milibraries.org/state-aid-to-libraries#:~:text=Public%20libraries%20in%20Michigan%20are,fines%2C%20millages%20and%20State%20Aid. 
 
 
 

Potty Training for Astronauts 
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?” and “What causes thunder and lightning?” We also share a fact of the day about diamonds and an awesome graphic novel 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: 513 Weird Facts Every Kid Should Know by Thomas Canavan 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1000498 
 
Jill’s Book Recommendation: Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C895871 
 
Concerning space toilets: 
The Astronaut’s Guide to Leaving the Planet by Terry Virts 
https://science.howstuffworks.com/bathroom-in-space 
https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/ 
https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/space-hygiene/ 
 
Concerning thunder & lightning: 
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/thunder/72323 
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/lightning/48228 
https://www.weather.gov/media/pah/WeatherEducation/lightningsafety.pdf 
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEiVi9TB_RQ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNEFefftt8 
 
 
 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Do animals make friends?” and “How do bubbles work? Why are they always round?” You can send us your question at KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org. We look forward to hearing from you! 
Regarding Animal BFFS... 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspecies_friendship 
"Animal social behaviour." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 Mar. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/animal-social-behaviour/110427. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024. 
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/animal-behavior 
"Charles Scott." Dictionary of American Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Gale In Context: U.S. History, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310003891/UHIC?u=madi17239&sid=UHIC&xid=cccdcb74. Accessed 7 Nov. 2020. 
 
Regarding Bubbles.... 
https://www.cmosc.org/category/resources/ 
https://exetersciencecentre.org/projects/nibbles/bubbles/ 
https://science.howstuffworks.com/why-do-bubbles-pop.htm 
Make a square bubble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12UIOlzai5M 
 
 
 
 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Why are ladybugs and four-leaf clovers lucky?” and “Why do some foods taste salty and some taste sweet?” We also share a fact of the day about mapmaking and several heartwarming book recommendations. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 
 
Liz’s Fact of the Day: The Maps Book by Joanne Bourne 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C972130 
 
Jill’s Book Recommendations: A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C935518 
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C978558 
Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt 
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C951435 
 
Concerning ladybugs & four-leaf clovers: 
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ladybug 
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/ladybug/46799/related#nodeId=websites&page=1 
https://www.celticbug.com/Legends/Lore.html 
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/ladybug 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8261899/ 
https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=69552 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-leaf_clover 
 
Concerning tastebuds: 
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/taste-buds.html 
http://cst.ufl.edu/that-neat-and-tidy-map-of-tastes-on-the-tongue-you-learned-in-school-is-all-wrong.html 
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/tongue/72870 
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24684-taste-buds 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279408/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZn2PMUWO-Y 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Where do bruises come from and where do they go?” and “What causes the Northern Lights?” We also share a fun fact of the day about crodile tears and non-fiction graphic novel recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 
 
Regarding bruises... 
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/bruises.html 
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/cardiovascular-system/403974 
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21640-blood-vessels 
Regarding the Northern Lights... 
 
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/aurora/399350 
https://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html 
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/aurora/ 
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/aurora/en/ 
https://global.hurtigruten.com/inspiration/experiences/northern-lights/myths-legends/#:~:text=Mythical%20fire%20foxes&text=The%20name%20comes%20from%20the,that%20lit%20up%20the%20sky.