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The Little Giant Book of Optical Illusions
The Little Giant Book of Optical Illusions
Author: Keith Kay
Bats and birds that look like faces. Skulls that pop up on anything white. Three donkeys with three ears be-tween them. And walls that disappear. Relax, they’re only optical illusions. Examine thousand-year-old drawings, find out about closure, perspective, and “the Rubin vase”, and how these tools can untangle the tricks found...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780806961743
ISBN-10: 0806961740
Publication Date: 6/30/1997
Pages: 360
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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3.9 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Little Giant Book of Optical Illusions on + 46 more book reviews
What you see is not what you get. Imagine bats and birds that look like faces, macabre skulls that appear on anything white, three donkeys with only three ears among them, and walls that disappear. Nothing is at it seems, and first impressions are just that - impressions, not the truth.

Examine drawings, some of them from designs hundreds of years old, that fool the eye into believing a flat surface is three-dimensional, that coils are rolling from left to right across the page, and that white spaces are flashing at you - plus more. find out about closure, lines of perspective, the "Rubin Vase," and how such concepts and techniques can help you untangle these fascinating tricks of eye and mind.
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Fat book full of fun illusions. A Discovery Toys book.


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