Bend the Rules: An extraordinary collection of join-the-dot puzzles that will absorb and inform - Softcover

A dot-to-dot book with a difference - for anyone who can use a ruler. Using a ruler, draw a straight line between the numbered dots, connecting them in sequence, and watch how the mind assembles the series of lines to create an illusion of a curve, or curves. If you use a pencil to complete the puzzle in the first instance, you can correct any mistakes, then ink in the lines for the final art. The book nourishes the mind as well as the senses though - the "curve stitching" effects have long fascinated mathematicians and the book will provide mathematics teachers and parents with something worthwhile with which to occupy students profitably. Teacher and parent notes are provided on how to use the book. Ultimately though, this is book for those who like to create and who like visual illusions. Hours of fun!

Trevor Bounford is a graphic designer, illustrator, artist and author of over a dozen titles. He has created or contributed to a number of books of graphic puzzles and activities including three books on making paper airplanes, one on origami, one on tying knots, three books of mazes and two books of dot-to-dot portrait puzzles. His design and illustration work has appeared in museums and galleries worldwide and he has exhibited art on several occasions at major art galleries in London. A lifelong fascination with puzzle making and with the tricks the mind will play with visual perception lead him to devise Bend the Rules.