| How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses Revised Edition Contributor(s): Cobb, Vicki (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471315923 ISBN-13: 9780471315926 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: Fans of Vicki Cobb's unique blend of humor, science, and hands-on activities will have tons of fun with "How to Really Fool Yourself," Kids won't be able to believe their eyes--not to mention their ears, noses, hands, and tongues! Packed with all-new illustrations and a delightful new design, this book features over 70 activities to fool all five senses. Each illusion is followed by a fascinating "Why You're Fooled" section that explains the science and history behind the "magic." Illusions of touch, taste, hearing, smell, and sight include: the Incredible Shrinking Sugar Cube, Flavorless Coffee, Movie-Style Sound Effects, Making Circles from Straight Lines, and many more The hardcover edition of "How to Really Fool Yourself" has sold 90,000 copies A Main Selection of the Primary Teachers' Book Club |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation |
| Dewey: 612.8 |
| LCCN: 98027723 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 7.49" W x 9.25" (0.59 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |