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Explains how optical illusions occur when the brain is confused or tricked into seeing things based on previous memories and experiences.

You won't believe your eyes! This book teaches aspiring magicians to perform amazing optical illusion tricks. Simple text, step-by-step instructions, and supporting photos will engage and excite young readers.

Presents a series of optical illustions and explains what is seen.

A collection of over 100 optical illusion puzzles, with explanations of the reasons for their effects.

Provides simple instructions for creating a variety of visual tricks.

Those studying art spend a long time learning about how to create the right perspective. Depending on what's around a tree or animal, the main part of the image can look different, bigger, smaller, closer, or farther away. It's really just a trick. Readers learn how the brain is affected by these optical illusions through accessible content as well as many examples they'll have fun deciphering.