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