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Pigeon (Picture books) volume 8
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Pigeon experiences an emotional loop-de-loop as he anticipates his turn to ride the roller coaster.
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In Roller Coasters, early fluent readers will learn how roller coasters are engineered to keep thrill seekers safe while giving them an exciting ride. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates the physics principles that make roller coasters work, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about...
4) Cyclone
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Riding the Cyclone, the world famous Coney Island rollercoaster was supposed to be the highlight of twelve-year-old Nora's summer, but right after they disembark, Nora's thirteen-year-old cousin Riley falls to the ground and into a coma that Nora thinks is her fault.
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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.
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Creepella von Cacklefur volume 6
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"The fair has come to Mysterious Valley! Creepella is looking to forward a fun, thrilling day of rides and games with her family and friends. But one spooky rollercoaster seems to be making everyone who rides it disappear! Creepella is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery -- but what will happen when she rides the coaster herself?" --
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A group of seven high school graduates manages to escape from a deadly roller-coaster disaster, only to discover that their own deaths have been only temporarily avoided. Wendy spots clues of impending doom in digital photos of her soon-to-be-expiring classmates, and an ill wind follows her everywhere, suggesting the presence of a supernatural force that makes her a catalyst for deadly events, as each of her friends is dispatched in the order they...
11) Daredevil Morgan
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Morgan wants to focus on the perfect pumpkin contest at the fall fair, but his best friend Charlie wants him to ride the roller coaster, and the class bully dares him to go on the Asteroid Belt ride, leaving Morgan conflicted.
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In the new 2020 high-definition program, learn the basic physics concepts that keep you in your roller-coaster cart and your cart on the track through the death-defying plunges and hairpin turns. What is the difference between speed and velocity? What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy? What is the Law of Conservation of Energy? What is friction? What is the acceleration? How do they engineer a roller coaster?
13) Roller coasters
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"This title explains the history of roller coasters and the exciting and stomach-churning rides they are today. Readers will learn that roller coaster history began in Russia with giant ice slides called "Russian mountains." Today coasters feature extreme speeds, twists, flips, and 100-foot drops." -- iPage.
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Desmond Pucket volume 2
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"Desmond has been waiting his whole life for this day. It is the sixth-grade field trip to Crab Shell Pier, home to the awesomely fantastic Mountain Full of Monsters ride, and Desmond has one goal: convince Tina Schimsky to ride it with him. But once inside the amusement park, Desmond finds that executing his master plan will be no simple feat. Accompanied by his best friend, Ricky, Desmond must outwit both the tyrannical Mr. Needles and the nefarious...
19) Planet coaster
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"Welcome to a new era in Coaster park simulation! Bring your ideas to life with easy-to-use tools, manage all aspects of your expanding empire, and harness the world's best creations from an endlessly creative community in the frontier Workshop."--Amazon.com.