In this episode of NES Hawk Talk, Deklan and Nathaniel share about some of their favorite books, Dog Man 20,000 Fleas Under the Sea and The Lego Ideas Book. Both of these books are available at the NES school library, or you can find them on Amazon and other local booksellers. Happy reading!

In this episode, Cassidy and Kim talk about two of their favorite books, Clash and August Isle. Both books are available in the NES library, or you can find them on Amazon or at your local bookseller. Happy reading!

In this episode, Bobby and Collins will share two of their favorite books, George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl and Catwad by Jim Benton. Check it out!

In this episode, Ava and Gage are sharing about two of their favorite books, I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis and Big Nate Silent But Deadly by Lincoln Peirce.

Happy listening!

In this episode, Justin and Sergio will talk about how the Wright Brothers persevered in spite of lots of challenges and became the first people to fly an airplane and changed history here in North Carolina.

RESOURCES:

Buckley, J., & Foley, T. (2014). Who were the Wright brothers? Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin Group (Usa.

MacLeod, E. (2008). The Wright Brothers. Kids Can Press Ltd.

Schaefer, L. M. (1999). The Wright Brothers. Capstone.

Shea, K. (2005). The Wright brothers. Compass Point Books.

Venezia, M. (2010b). The Wright Brothers. Children’s Press.

In today's episode, we are learning about some amazing, strong female heroes and role models, including Malala Yousafzai, Dr. Mary Verghese, and Simone Biles. For more information, check out the resources we used below:

RESOURCES:

Abdo, K. (2021). Simone Biles. Fly! An Imprint of Abdo Zoom.

Greatest of all time. Time for Kids. (2021, December 17). ⁠https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/greatest-of-all-time/⁠ 

Historic win. Time for Kids. (2021b, February 11). ⁠https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/historic-win-2/⁠ 

Meadows, M., & Glenn, E. (2020). Flying high: The story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles. Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers Imprint. 

Scarbrough, M. H. (2021). Simone Biles. Rourke Educational Media. 

This is Simone: Read the story of Simone Biles. Time for Kids. (2021b, February 11). ⁠https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/this-is-simone-biles/⁠  

Thomas, Raji. Dr. Mary Verghese: Wheelchair Surgeon and Pioneer of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in India. Current Medical Issues 15(2):p 148-152, Apr–Jun 2017. | DOI: 10.4103/cmi.cmi_27_17 

Yousafzai, M., & Kerascoët. (2019). Malala’s Magic Pencil. Puffin. 

Yousafzai, M., McCormick, P., Robbins, S. J., Stone, J., & Vaswani, N. (2019). Malala: My story of standing up for girls’ rights. Findaway World, LLC. 

Yousafzai, M., Sākonthat, S., Lamb, C., & Yousafzai, M. (2018a). I am malala. Matichon. 

This episode is brought to you by Blake and Mrs. Long, who are sharing their conversation about the life and inventions of Thomas Edison. For more information, check out the resources we used to create this podcast below.

Resources Used:

Conot, Robert. Thomas A. Edison: A Streak of Luck. New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1979.Josephson, Matthew. Edison: A Biography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1959.Melosi, Martin V. Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown Higher Education, 1990.

Life of Thomas Alva Edison | Biography | Articles and Essays | Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress. (n.d.). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/biography/life-of-thomas-alva-edison/?&loclr=reclnk

Martin V. Melosi, Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America, (Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown Higher Education, 1990) p. 8.

Peek, J. (2021, October 18). Thomas Edison, a man ahead of his time, built his own electric car in 1912. Hagerty Media. https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/thomas-edison-a-man-ahead-of-his-time-built-his-own-electric-car-in-1912/#:~:text=Edison%20did%20not%20give%20up

Sullivan, G. (2002). Thomas Edison. Turtleback Books.

Venezia, M. (2010). Thomas Edison : Inventors of a lot of bright ideas. Children’s Press.

To learn more about Cooper Webb, check out the links below!

RacerX Stats Page

Cooper Webb Wikipedia Site

This podcast was prepared by Waylon and Aiden, two 5th grade students at NES, who are huge motocross and supercross fans, and who greatly admire Cooper Webb.

A special thank you to Mrs. Trent Webb, Cooper's mom, for taking the time to join us for an interview to learn more about her son's career in racing.