Jill and Liz are BACK for season 5. As always, we are here to answer your questions! Follow us to get a new episode every other Wednesday afternoon.
In this episode we answer the questions “Why are some people left-handed?” and “Are all mosquitoes that bite female?” We also share a fact of the day from a Rockford librarian and share a historical fiction book with adventure and spy stuff! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Shannon’s Fact of the Day: Yes? No! Maybe So… by Julie Beer
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1124562
Jill’s book recommendation: Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C990059
Concerning left-handedness:
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/01/brain#:~:text=But%20handedness%20has%20its%20roots,in%20language%20and%20speech%20areas.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/sinister-dexter-left-right-word-origin-history/
https://www.history.com/news/why-are-left-handers-called-southpaws
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-37423-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258574/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-causes-some-people-t/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness
Concerning mosquitoes:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mosquito
school.eb.com/levels/high/article/mosquito/53915.
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/index.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585164/
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