Larger	Optical Illusion Play Pack Author: Martin Gardner
	Book Information Publisher: Sterling Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9781402733383 - ISBN-10: 1402733380 Publication Date: 4/1/2008 Pages: 64 Reading Level: Ages 9-12

These optical illusions have more magic than any others! That’s because this fun and visually enticing pack gives kids something special: The opportunity to play with the images, not just look at them. It’s created by the much-respected and prolific author Martin Gardner, who wrote the 'Mathematical Games” column in Scientific American for more than a quarter of a century. Gardner’s numerous puzzle collections, as well as his expert writing on math and science, have made him a force to be reckoned with in the field. Packaged right inside the book are lots of punch-out cards that will enhance every illusion…plus a vinyl pouch for safely storing the cards afterwards. So when children try to figure out if the two differently shaped tables in a picture are actually the same size, they can see whether they’re right by laying a 'checkered tablecloth” over them both. Or they can pin a colorful rainbow disk to the page, spin it, and watch the colors 'disappear.” Each illusion gets an entire spread, with instructions, extra illustrations, and sometimes sidebars, too.