Episode 66 Tall Mountains, Real Reindeer

02/05/25 • 26 min

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “What’s the tallest mountain in the world?” and “Are reindeer real?” We also have a fact about a very fast shark and an adventure/fantasty book recommendation you are sure to love! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Fact of the day book: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1124561

Book recommendation:https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C868466

Regarding Mountains:

"Mount Everest." World Book Kids, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831592. Accessed 08 Jan. 2025.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everest- LOTS OF INFO

https://www.mos.org/blog/the-earth-around-us/Why-Hawaii#:~:text=By%20rising%20to%2013%2C800%20feet,Mount%20Everest%20by%20a%20mile!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sir-edmund-hillary-tenzing-norgay-1953

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html#:~:text=Mount%20Everest's%20peak%20is%20the,center%20than%20Mount%20Everest's%20summit.

Summiting Everest by Emma Carlson Berne

Regarding Reindeer:

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/reinderrvscaribou.htm

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=santasreindeer.main#:~:text=All%20caribou%20and%20reindeer%20throughout,reindeer%20(R.t.%20fennicus)%2C%20Greenland

https://www.rooftopreindeer.com/

"Reindeer." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/reindeer/63099. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/caribou#caribou-standing-grass.jpg

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/reindeer-facts/

https://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/tundra.html

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29470/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-reindeer

Fact of the day book: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1124561

Book recommendation:https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C868466

Regarding Mountains:

"Mount Everest." World Book Kids, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831592. Accessed 08 Jan. 2025.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everest- LOTS OF INFO

https://www.mos.org/blog/the-earth-around-us/Why-Hawaii#:~:text=By%20rising%20to%2013%2C800%20feet,Mount%20Everest%20by%20a%20mile!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sir-edmund-hillary-tenzing-norgay-1953

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html#:~:text=Mount%20Everest's%20peak%20is%20the,center%20than%20Mount%20Everest's%20summit.

Summiting Everest by Emma Carlson Berne

Regarding Reindeer:

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/reinderrvscaribou.htm

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=santasreindeer.main#:~:text=All%20caribou%20and%20reindeer%20throughout,reindeer%20(R.t.%20fennicus)%2C%20Greenland

https://www.rooftopreindeer.com/

"Reindeer." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/reindeer/63099. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/caribou#caribou-standing-grass.jpg

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/reindeer-facts/

https://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/tundra.html

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29470/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-reindeer

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Episode 65 Magnificent Memory

In this episode we answer the questions “How is paper recycled?” and “How do we know elephants never forget?” We also share a fact of the day from an East Grand Rapids librarian and share a funny science fiction book about a boy from outer space! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Monica’s Fact of the Day: Incredible Animal Trivia by Eric Braun

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C588948

Liz’s book recommendation: Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C820597

Concerning paper recycling:

Pirzada, Abdul Majeed, et al. “Waste Paper Management of Academic Institute: An Environmental and Economics Perspective of Paper Recycling.” FUUAST Journal of Biology, vol. 13, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 123–30. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=1ad0536a-a843-3be0-8647-13ceb5974ca5.

https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/papermaking.html#:~:text=Recycled%20paper%20processing%20mills%20use,paper%20sheets%20from%20each%20other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cI8fT-9Koo&t=36s

https://papergatorrecycling.com/

https://michiganrecycles.org/

https://www.afandpa.org/

Concerning elephants:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephants-never-forget/

"Elephant." World Book Kids, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830685. Accessed 02 Jan. 2025.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9951961/#:~:text=Even%20though%20there%20is%20evidence,term%20olfactory%20memory%20in%20mammals.

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

https://wildlifesos.org/chronological-news/the-remarkable-cognitive-abilities-of-elephants/

How elephants listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYM9oXftLIQ

Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel by Carl Safina

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Episode 67 Big Bad Bird

In this episode we answer the questions “Is seaweed a plant?” and “What is the most dangerous bird?” We also share an elephant fact of the day from a Plainfield Twp. librarian and recommend a fascinating nonfiction book about parasites! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Lynn’s Fact of the Day: Fish Farts and Other Amazing Ways Animals Adapt by Joanne Settel

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1128924

Liz’s book recommendation: Power to the Parasites! by Chelsea L. Wood.

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1151686

Concerning seaweed:

https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/freshwater-algae/

https://www.kvaroyarctic.com/22-seaweed-facts-to-know-in-2022

https://lofotenseaweed.no/seaweed-vs-kelp-whats-the-difference/

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-edible-seaweed

https://nature.ca/en/seaweed-and-algae-what-are-the-differences/

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163385168/sargassum-seaweed-florida-mexico-beaches

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex2104/features/sargasso-sea/welcome.html