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How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses
Fans 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 fascinating"Why 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
* 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
Book Details
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass
- Publish Date: Mar 31st, 1999
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Edition: Revised - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.25in - 7.49in - 0.31in - 0.59lb
- EAN: 9780471315926
- Recommended age: 08-18
- Categories: • Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology• Concepts - Senses & Sensation
About the Author
Vicki Cobb is the well-known author of more than eighty-five highly entertaining nonfiction books for children.
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Praise for this book
"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