roller coasters

An introduction to roller coasters and how physics are used to give wild rides.

Alexander's class is going on a field trip to an amusement park called Safety Land with really slow, boring rides--but this is Stermont, and when a weird magician tells Alexander and his friends that the roller coaster is haunted things start to get a lot more interesting.

An introduction to roller coasters and how they work.

"Blaming herself when the cousin she dragged onto a roller coaster falls into a coma, Nora struggles with unendurable guilt and tries to help when her cousin awakens with challenging disabilities."--OCLC.

Text and photographs look at how roller coasters work.

Alexander's class is going on a field trip to an amusement park called Safety Land with really slow, boring rides--but this is Stermont, and when a weird magician tells Alexander and his friends that the roller coaster is haunted things start to get a lot more interesting.

"It is time for a class trip, and all Hubie's friends want to go to the amusement park. But Hubie doesn't. Waiting in long lines? Rides named after natural disasters? There's nothing amusing about that. Today is going to be a real roller coaster ride."--Back cover.

"Featuring free-fall rides, waterslides, and bumper cars, ... reveals the forces at work in amusement parks"--Back cover.

Explains the energy behind roller coasters.

Alexander's class is going on a field trip to an amusement park called Safety Land with really slow, boring rides--but this is Stermont, and when a weird magician tells Alexander and his friends that the roller coaster is haunted things start to get a lot more interesting.