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Books in Amusement Park Rides series

  • Roller Coasters

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    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. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Haunted Houses

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Aug. 1, 2018)
    This title explains why haunted houses exist, and that's because people like to be scared! Readers will learn that people have been telling each other scary or spooky stories for centuries. Haunted houses make it so that people can live their own scary story! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Carousels

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    This title discusses the carousel's amazing history that began with a game played hundreds of years ago by Arab horsemen. The Italian crusaders who witnessed the game called it carosello, or "little battle." Fast forward many years to the bright, loud, and colorful carousels we have today!
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  • Ferris Wheels

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Aug. 1, 2018)
    This title discusses the rides that resembled Ferris wheels that have been around for hundreds of years. Readers will learn that that the first and only true Ferris wheel was built by George Ferris Jr. for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Today's Ferris wheels are even bigger, better, and bolder. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Interactive Rides

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    This title explains that today's interactive rides are based off of old mill rides in which people rode in boats or carts on tracks through dark tunnels. Readers will learn that today's interactive rides involve much more complicated technology that takes riders on exciting adventures that they can participate in. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Water Rides

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Aug. 1, 2018)
    This title looks at the history of water rides and the exciting splash-makers they are today. Readers will learn that early water slides were quite large and ran into lakes. Log shoots and flumes find their beginnings in dark water rides, like the Tunnel of Love and other river rides. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Amusement Park Rides: Carousels / Haunted Houses / Roller Coasters / Ferris Wheels / Interactive Rides / Water Rides

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Amusement park rides are amazing in every way. They are exciting, colorful, and have unbelievable and interesting histories. Readers will love looking at both the historical and bold, modern photographs, while learning about these rides and what makes them go! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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