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How to Really Fool Yourself Vicki Cobb

How to Really Fool Yourself By Vicki Cobb

How to Really Fool Yourself by Vicki Cobb


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Fans of Vicki Cobb's unique blend of humor, science and history, and hands-on activities and games will have tons of fun with How to Really Fool Yourself.

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How to Really Fool Yourself Summary

How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses by Vicki Cobb

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 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

How to Really Fool Yourself Reviews

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

About Vicki Cobb

Vicki Cobb is the well-known author of more than eighty-five highly entertaining nonfiction books for children.

Table of Contents

A 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.

Additional information

CIN0471315923G
9780471315926
0471315923
How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses by Vicki Cobb
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
19990414
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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