你知道吗? 上海的 根 在哪个区域? 上海为什么被称为 魔都 ? 外滩源在哪里? 石库门 的名字是怎么来的? 被上海人称为早餐 四大金刚 的是什么吃食? 人民广场原来竟然是跑马场? 上海有名的 相亲角 在哪里? 外白渡桥是白色的吗? 外滩金融广场的铜牛和美国华尔街奔牛有什么关系? 电影《精武门》中出现的 华人与狗不得入内 的牌子在历史上真实出现过吗? 开瓶器 打蛋器 注射器 分别指浦东的哪三栋建筑? 上海的磁悬浮列车是世界上快的火车吗? 上述问题的答案都可以在本书中找到。 翻开本书,开启与美上海的遇见之旅吧!
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Hank’s dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car—along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a “friend”). When they reach their destination, they’ll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank’s dad’s tournament! The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there . . . which he somehow manages to lose at a stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn’t feel so good . . . Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?
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