cover image Eye-Popping 3-D Pets: Phantogram Animals You Can Practically Pet!

Eye-Popping 3-D Pets: Phantogram Animals You Can Practically Pet!

Barry Rothstein, Betsy Rothstein, . . Chronicle, $19.99 (61pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-6257-8

This oversize book features “phantogram” images of 20 pets that include a variety of small mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. With the naked eye, the images are blurry, but with the use of 3D glasses (two pairs are included), the pets appear to spring to life. A double-page spread uncovers the science behind 3D and phantograms, and there’s also information included about each animal (“Being omnivores, potbellied pigs eat everything: fruits, vegetables, grains, and meat”). But it’s the striking visual effect that will have the strongest appeal. Ages 7–14. (Oct.)