Description
Book SynopsisFans of Vicki Cobb''s unique blend of humor, science, and hands-onactivities will have tons of fun with How to Really Fool Yourself.Kids won''t be able to believe their eyes--not to mention theirears, noses, hands, and tongues! Packed with all-new illustrationsand a delightful new design, this book features over 70 activitiesto fool all five senses. Each illusion is followed by a fascinatingWhy You''re Fooled section that explains the science and historybehind the magic.
* Illusions of touch, taste, hearing, smell, and sight include: theIncredible Shrinking Sugar Cube, Flavorless Coffee, Movie-StyleSound Effects, Making Circles from Straight Lines, and manymore
* The hardcover edition of How to Really Fool Yourself has sold90,000 copies
* A Main Selection of the Primary Teachers'' Book Club
Trade Review"Interesting, informative, and fun."--School Library Journal
"Clear and lively . . . links the puzzles to scientificfact."--ALA Booklist
"Simple and direct, suitably lighthearted. . . . This unpretentiousaccount might just win over a couple of investigators of thefuture!"--Scientific American
Table of ContentsA Sense of Reality.
Weird Feelings.
Strange Sounds and a Taste for the Mysterious.
Bizarre Shapes and Sizes.
Brightness Mad and Color Crazed.
Phantom Moves.
Mirages and Other Visual Oddities.
Great Misconceptions.
Index.
