Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
3D, 2D, 1D 3D, 2D, 1D David A. Adler Explains through simple experiments the principle of dimensions and how they are measured. OL15047427W
Trick of the eye Trick of the eye Silke Vry Examines illusion in art and explores the techniques, styles, use of perspective, and composition that draw people in for repeated looks. OL16132208W
Stand-up magic and optical illusions Stand-up magic and optical illusions Nicholas Einhorn This book introduces stand-up magic tricks that readers can perform in front of a large audience. Readers learn how to create all of the necessary props themselves, with everyday materials such as bo… OL17730639W
Take another look Take another look Tana Hoban By viewing nine subjects both in full-page photos and through die-cut pages, the reader learns that things may be perceived in different ways. OL1979798W
What is that? What is that? Tana Hoban White silhouttes against a black background depict such objects as a pacifier, stroller, balloon, and chair. On board pages. OL1979802W
Play Play Colleen Carroll Examines how sports, games, toys, and other aspects of play have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places. OL1985731W
Black white Black white Tana Hoban White illustrations against a black background, alternating with black illustrations against a white background, depicting objects such as an elephant, butterfly, leaf, horse, baby bottle, and sailbo… OL20055928W
Pocket Optical Illusions Pocket Optical Illusions Sam Taplin 128 pages : 14 cm OL21085830W
Look Closer! Look Closer! Peter Ziebel Close-up photographs present unusual views of common items, such as a toothbrush, orange, or umbrella, accompanied by brief questions providing a clue to each object's identity. OL4640568W
The look again-- and again, and again, and again book The look again-- and again, and again, and again book Beau Gardner By turning the book four different ways, the reader may view the graphics of familiar objects and gain a different perception each time. OL4641597W
What is it? What is it? Beau Gardner Presents movable graphics that can be viewed as a number of different objects, accompanied by several possible choices. OL4641599W
Do you see what I see? Do you see what I see? Angela Wenzel Explores how still-life paintings can look three-dimensional, how open doors can lead nowhere, and how other optical illusions are created in paintings by artists ranging from Raphael to Escher. OL5747483W