Episode 69 The Booger Episode

Stump the Librarian

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.