Stump the Librarian
Stump the Librarian
Kent District Library
Episode 69 The Booger Episode
26 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
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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.