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You just need the simplest everyday items to try these teasers and challenges--but they all stre-e-e-etch your powers of imagination and deduction! See how to... ● make objects appear and disappear ● step through a piece of paper ● create matchstick challenges ● do card tricks ...and lots more. Devised by an expert on brain training, these visual conundrums and fun games will inspire you to find smart solutions to ticklish problems! There are handy tips if you need help, plus an answer key at the back!

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Can you solve the pouring problem? How are you at brain chains? This unusual series challenges perception and thwarts assumptions with optical illusions and seemingly simple activities. Memory games, pencil puzzles, and magic tricks allow readers to exercise numeracy and logic skills in fun and fascinating ways. Answer pages offer solving tips and/or solutions when the problems grow too taxing. While all of the activities work well, the author seems more comfortable with explaining math concepts--devoting a whole page to a good explanation of probability--than science, explaining why some optical illusions work but not others. Scrupulously accurate graphic illustrations (with some photos) are key to the success of these four sharp little books. VERDICT: Shelve under 'Spock'--there are sure to be takers for this set. --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple -- (11/1/2015 12:00:00 AM)

"""This unusual series challenges perception and thwarts assumptions with optical illusions and seemingly simple activities. . . . Shelve under 'Spock'--there are sure to be takers for this set.""--School Library Journal, Series Made Simple -- (11/1/2015 12:00:00 AM)"

Can you solve the pouring problem? How are you at brain chains? This unusual series challenges perception and thwarts assumptions with optical illusions and seemingly simple activities. Memory games, pencil puzzles, and magic tricks allow readers to exercise numeracy and logic skills in fun and fascinating ways. Answer pages offer solving tips and/or solutions when the problems grow too taxing. While all of the activities work well, the author seems more comfortable with explaining math concepts--devoting a whole page to a good explanation of probability--than science, explaining why some optical illusions work but not others. Scrupulously accurate graphic illustrations (with some photos) are key to the success of these four sharp little books. VERDICT: Shelve under 'Spock'--there are sure to be takers for this set. --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple --Journal

Can you solve the pouring problem? How are you at brain chains? This unusual series challenges perception and thwarts assumptions with optical illusions and seemingly simple activities. Memory games, pencil puzzles, and magic tricks allow readers to exercise numeracy and logic skills in fun and fascinating ways. Answer pages offer solving tips and/or solutions when the problems grow too taxing. While all of the activities work well, the author seems more comfortable with explaining math concepts--devoting a whole page to a good explanation of probability--than science, explaining why some optical illusions work but not others. Scrupulously accurate graphic illustrations (with some photos) are key to the success of these four sharp little books. VERDICT: Shelve under 'Spock'--there are sure to be takers for this set.--School Library Journal, Series Made Simple -- Journal

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Dr. Gareth Moore is the author of a wide range of puzzle and brain-training books for both children and adults. He lives in the UK and is also the founder of the daily brain-training site www.BrainedUp.com.

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