Download or read book Mind Tricks and Illusions to Boggle the Brain written by Jessica Rusick and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Budding magicians will love exploring the art of magic with Mind Tricks and Illusions to Boggle the Brain. They will read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of their own! Kids will follow simple instructions and photos to read minds, predict choices, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Champions of Illusion written by Susana Martinez-Conde and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-color celebration of stunning visual illusions and the science behind them In Champions of Illusion, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik present a smorgasbord of mystifying images, many selected from their Best Illusion of the Year Contest. Whether it’s false motion, tricks of perspective, or shifting colors, Champions of Illusion is packed with adventures in visual perception. If you have ever found yourself face-to-face with an utterly bewildering illusion, you know the powerful effect such images have on the mind. The question we often ask ourselves is, How is that possible? Martinez-Conde and Macknik, who study the intersection of neuroscience, illusions, and stage magic, explain just why we think we see the things we see. The Best Illusion of the Year Contest draws entries from vision scientists, artists, magicians, and mathematicians bent on creating today’s most beguiling illusions. Featuring the contest’s most bizarre effects and unbelievable mind tricks, along with classic illusions and illuminating descriptions of what is actually going on in your brain when you are deceived by visuals on the page, Champions of Illusion is an electrifying mix of science and magic that you will not soon forget.
Download or read book Brain Wizardry written by Ron Van der Meer and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides activities and explanations for how the eyes and the mind interpret information through magic tricks, optical illusions, and similar devices, including a camera oscura and a zoetrope.
Download or read book Xtreme Illusions written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of vivid optical illusions, encompassing a wide range of visual tricks and deceptive eye puzzles, from images that appear to move to perplexing distortions and hidden objects.
Download or read book Professor Murphy Games Set Illusions written by and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build, bend and blow people's minds with Professor Murphy's Optical Illusions box set. Perform over 75 mind-boggling tricks using props such as a magic cube, an impossible triangle, spinning discs, a hexaflexagon and more! Includes and amazing book of visual twisters and 54 fun optical illusions activity cards.
Download or read book Xtreme Illusions 2 written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Kids. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of visual trickery.
Download or read book Optical Illusions 2 written by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff and published by DK Children. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the secrets behind more than 30 of the world's most amazing visual puzzles, tricks, and illusions, and then learn how to make your own with this brand-new title in DK's popular Optical Illusions series. Much more than your average puzzle book, Optical Illusions 2 takes things to the next level, turning these mind-benders into exciting interactive and 3-D games with flaps, tabs, and pullouts, and putting logic and reasoning skills to the test for endless entertainment. You can even explore the science behind illusions and find out exactly how they boggle your brain and fool your eyes. Then, when you're ready to amaze others, use the instructions and tips and 10 template cards provided to draw puzzling patterns, play with perspective, and so much more. It's time to stretch your mental muscles to the max with Optical Illusions 2.
Download or read book Go Games Optical Illusions written by Gianni A. Sarcone and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of over two hundred optical illusions designed to trick the mind.
Download or read book Fooled Ya written by Jordan D. Brown and published by Moondance Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't be fooled by what your brain thinks you see! Fooled Ya! is a kid's guide to the mind bending world of illusions, perception, and why we can be tricked. Don't be fooled again, learn the tricks! Discover the variety of ways our brains can trick us, from the visual trickery of optical illusions, to magicians' masterful use of misdirection, to strategies used by con artists. You can't always trust your brain, learn why with Fooled Ya! and you'll be less likely to be swindled, hoodwinked, or bamboozled. Brian Z. Brain is your illustrated guide, he will explain the inner workings of your mind and what makes it tick. This mind bending guide to what you see and only think you see covers just about anything you could dream up. Sections include "Can You Trust Your Brain," "Fool the Five Senses," "How Magicians Mess with Your Mind," and "Learn to Be Less Gullible." Woven throughout are tons of articles that show off interesting stories and facts on subject ranging rang history, psychology, and even neuroscience! Named one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2018!
Download or read book Optical Illusions to Trick the Eye written by Rebecca Felix and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Budding magicians will love exploring the art of magic with Optical Illusions to Trick the Eye. They will read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of their own! Kids will follow simple instructions and photos to make squares twist, straight lines wiggle, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Brain Games written by Publications International, Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the other books in this series, Brain Games Optical Illusions is a unique and creative way to get the mental exercise you need. The workout here is more focused as you'll be asked to draw on your powers of observation visual reasoning skills in order to unlock the tricks behind these illusions. Optical illusions force you to think outside the box, helping to refresh your eyes to the world. Oftentimes we take for granted what we see--or see what we want to see--as our minds go on autopilot. The puzzles in this book remind us that things aren't always what they seem. Illusions are arranged by category--from tricks of perspective to perceived motion, there is no shortage of variety in this book.
Download or read book Senseational Illusions written by and published by DK Children. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mind-blowing sensory challenges, optical illusions tricks, and games" -- Page [4] of cover.
Download or read book Optical Illusions Book written by Rfza and published by Only1million Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the world of eye-tricks is fun for the entire family - providing new and gasp-inducing moments on each page. Along with the illusions, which include a spinning thaumatrope, a stereoscope, and an entrancing 3D sculpture that "follows" you around the room, kids will welcome learning the latest theories about why illusions fool us. Fool your brain with mind-boggling illusions, then get hands-on and make your own to wow your friends! Learn all about the science behind these wacky phenomena, from moving liquid on a page, to shapes that disappear in front of your eyes with this clever guide. The brain is an amazing thing, but it doesn't always get things right when it comes to sight. This book is here to explain why, with astounding images, baffling puzzles, and simple reveals which show the reader how each trick works. Covering a range of optical topics, from shapes and movement, to light and reflection, this cool manual contains templates at the back which reveal answers and help you to create your own astounding illusions. This book provides a welcome departure from the more traditional coloring books available today. But beware, the designs herein may boggle your mind, and confound your eyes; they are all visual illusions. Does the cube go in or out . . . is the line straight or curved? You'll have fun deciding which while coloring them at the same time. Almost any medium can be used, crayon, watercolors, felt tip pens, tempera, for results that may be more confusing than the original.
Download or read book It s Not Magic It s Science written by Hope P. Buttitta and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every child who performs these 50 fabulous feats will feel like a magician--but the magic here is really science at play. Every trick in the book has a sound, easy-to-understand scientific explanation that will stimulate kids' understanding of basic concepts. Even as they're having fun, children will wow the crowd by poking a skewer through a balloon without making it pop, or balancing a penny on a coat hanger. Nothing's cooler than watching a real egg get sucked into a glass bottle, picking up ice without even touching it, or whipping up fizzy and colorful solutions that any mad scientist would prize. Wild optical illusions will boggle the mind and astound the eye. Every exciting experiment is sure to appeal.
Download or read book Eye Twisters written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eye Tricks written by Gianni A. Sarcone and published by Carlton Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful, fascinating and educational book of optical illusions and eye tricks, created by experts, Eye Tricks takes the reader on a journey around the brain, teaching why we see the way we do, and even how we think!Eye Tricks is a fantastic eye-catching book filled with 150 superb, colorful optical illusion illustrations, all designed and drawn up by archimedes-lab.org, the Italian puzzle and illusion creator. This book contains another huge batch of your favorite eye-boggling images, including previously unpublished optical illusions, as well as new adaptations of lesser-known examples. Each image carries an explanation of how it works and details of why it fools the human brain. There is also a glossary of illusion terms and a gallery of classic illusion types.
Download or read book Colour Illusions written by Kindersley Dorling and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mindbending, interactive colour illusions that will boggle your mind! Everything is not what it seems in Colour Illusions. From the third dimension to camouflage and a spectacular 3D rainbow - get ready to really open your eyes to how colour can bend and boggle your mind! Plus a multi-use decoder with inbuilt 3D glasses means you can see colour changing and distorting before your very eyes. Stuffed full of interactive flaps, pull-out tabs, and amazing pop-ups you won't believe your eyes asColour Illusions reveals how colour distorts objects, creates illusions and plays with your mind. Even the cover displays an amazing illusion! Each page takes you to another level of colour illusion and reveals why your eyes see what your brain can't understand. Packed with amazing tricks, incredible facts, and mind-boggling puzzles such as spinning circles, the square that isn't there and dithering dots showing colour magically appearing, disappearing and changing on the page. Interactive elements are on every page testing, explaining and proving the latest theories and how colour illusions can fool us all. A fantastic novelty gift for kids at Christmas that'll keep them entertained!
