Do you love roller coasters? Or have you ever wondered how roller coasters really work? Check out some books and challenge yourself to go to a Library Lab: Roller Coaster program at your local library!
The Roller Coaster Kid written by Mary Ann Rodman
Even though Zach finds roller coasters scary, he rides one with Grandpa in an attempt to make him happy again after Grandma's death.
Check the CatalogEngineering written by Emily M. Hunt
Have you every wanted to know how a roller coaster works? Or how engineers work in space? This book is packed with surprising facts and amazing pictures. It's a small book filled with big ideas.
Check the CatalogDaredevil Morgan written by Ted Staunton
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.
Check the CatalogExciting Entertainment Inventions written by Ryan Jacobson
Learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day--from the Minnesota teen who invented water skis to the Missouri mechanic who came up with the idea of driving over cars with his monster pickup truck.
Check the CatalogBones and the roller coaster mystery written by David A. Adler
Junior sleuth Jeffrey Bones and his grandfather enjoy a day at the amusement park until their tickets to ride the giant roller coaster mysteriously disappear.
Check the CatalogWonder Park-Story Book: Backyard Roller Coaster written by Trey King
June Bailey loves making things! While she works on Wonderland, the amusement park of her dreams, she decides to bring some of it to the real world by designing and building a roller coaster in her backyard, complete with a loop-the-loop! Will June and her friend Banky make it through the test run in one piece?
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Try out this Library Lab challenge at a branch near you! here.
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