Dayton Metro Library - Kids Info4U

Chronicles the development of amusement parks in America, from state fairs to the Columbia Exposition and parks such as Coney Island and on to the giant theme parks of today.

On the last day of second grade, Song Lee's party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom.

Describes different kinds of roller coasters, their history and how they opperate and gives examples of each type.

Art Museums

On their annual Dogs' Night, all the dogs depicted in an art gallery leave their paintings to play, but four of them create a sensation by going back into the wrong paintings. Includes information about the real paintings shown.

A behind-the-scenes look at the National Gallery of Art including its private spaces, workshops, offices, and labs where visitors rarely enter.

As a family wanders through an art museum, they see examples of various art styles from primitive through twentieth-century pop art.

In this wordless story, a young girl and her grandmother view works inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the balloon she has been forced to leave outside floats around New York City causing a series of mishaps that mirror scenes in the museum's artworks.

Caves

Evokes the beauty, quiet, and life of caves in poetic text and illustrations.

General Guides

Historic Sites and Outdoor Adventures

Describes in photographs and brief text the steps involved in making the ice cream we buy at the market, ice cream parlor, etc.

A child's parents are very naughty in the park, getting dirty, splashing in puddles, and dribbling ice cream.

Even though Stella's bike is much faster than Roy's, he manages to win their race around the park because she keeps stopping to enjoy its natural beauty.

Other Kid-Friendly Museums

While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.

A collection of poems about dinosaurs, Ice Age mammals, prehistoric people, and other ancient creatures.

A child whose grandfather was an astronaut always asks Grandpa for a bedtime story in which the two of them blast off for the moon together.

A young girl takes her grandmother on an outing to the natural history museum.

Introduces the basics of the game of football, describing the players, field, and how the game is played.

Pinkerton's natural canine urge to chew on things while teething coincides with a chaotic visit to the museum's collection of dinosaur bones.

A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum has an unsettling experience when the dinosaur seems to come alive and view the bird as a potential meal.

Zoos

Examines a variety of zoo animals and their housing, including elephants, bears, reptiles, and killer whales.

Curious George visits the zoo and manages to both cause trouble and make up for it in his inimitable fashion.

A day at the zoo introduces the different animals that exist in the world, where they come from, what their natural habitats are like, and whether or not they are endangered.

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