The Thrills and Chills of Amusement Parks
By Jordan D. Brown
Simon Spotlight, 2015. Easy Reader Nonfiction.
Do you know all the physics and chemistry involved in amusement parks? What do inertia, gravity and Newton’s first three laws of motion have to do with roller coasters? This book tells you all about it! Fun science facts about how roller coasters work, why bumper cars bump and even the mysterious way delicious cotton candy is made.
The last few pages of the book tell the history of amusement parks and some fun facts about some amusement parks around the USA. This is fun fact filled book for even the most reluctant non-fiction reader.
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