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Taking Apart a Rollercoaster
Taking Apart a Rollercoaster
Taking Apart a Rollercoaster
Taking Apart a Rollercoaster
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Taking Apart a Rollercoaster

Published: 12 Jun 2025

Hardback, 32 pages

Recommended for age 7+

By Chris Oxlade

Illustrated by Sean O'Brien

Published by Hachette Children's Group

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Inside Info: Taking Apart a Roller Coaster is a feast of facts, figures, diagrams and details with no layer unexplored. Pull apart all the roller coaster's key parts: the tracks, cars, safety features, launch systems, wheels, supports, frames, safety bars, even the joints that allow the rides to twist and curl!

Contents include: Taking a track apart / Hidden track (Expedition Everest in Walt Disney World Florida, USA) / Wooden tracks / Into a coaster car / Twisting and turning (inverted, winged and 4D tracks) / Wheels / Lift hills / Electromagnetic launch / Hydraulic launch / Brakes / Station controls / Types of energy on a rollercoaster course