optical illusions

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to optical illustions.

Illustrations present such imaginative possibilities as worms with wheels, caterpillar toothpaste, and whales in outer space.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience . . . follow simple instructions and photos to make squares twist, straight lines wiggle, and more"--Publisher.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience . . . follow simple instructions and photos to float orbs, pull objects from thin air, and more"--Publisher.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make cups melt, water bend, and more"--Back cover.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to read minds, predict choices, and more"--Back cover.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make straws vanish, coffee cups float, and more"--Back cover.

Includes step-by-step instructions on performing magic tricks that are illusions.

"A picture shows exactly how things look. Well, it does most of the time. However, our brains use lines and angles to figure out whether buildings are bigger than each other or leaning in an odd way. This book shows readers exactly how pictures can be optical illusions and why they see what they do"--Provided by publisher.

"Those studying art spend a long time learning about how to create the right perspective. Depending on what's around a tree or animal, the main part of the image can look different, bigger, smaller, closer, or farther away. It's really just a trick. Readers learn how the brain is affected by these optical illusions"--Provided by publisher.