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A Royal Ride: Catherine the Great’s Great Invention

Kristen Fulton, illustrated by Lucy Fleming

This nonfiction picture book follows Empress Catherine the Great of Russia as she looks for a way to keep ice-slide rides available after winter. Catherine enjoys snowy weather and the daring drops of giant ice slides, but spring melts the snow. The account presents her response as the invention of the roller coaster, connecting a seasonal problem with ingenuity and a royal invention.

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Book details

Themes
History · Inventions · Problem Solving · Transportation
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published
July 16, 2019
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781481496575
Language
English
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