This book is the first book in Hoopoe Books' ALL ABOUT ME series. It explores the mystery of our minds and memory: How do we remember? And how do we forget? In it, readers will discover all that scientists and researchers know and explore questions yet to be answered. Readers will begin to notice how their own and other people's memories work. They'll learn to understand why memory is powerful but not perfect and will uncover some strategies for improving memory. Throughout the book, there are numerous exciting activities to enhance these strategies. It is written by high-school teacher,...

WHAT WE SEE AND DON'T SEE, the fourth book in the All About Me series, explores what science and research shows about how we perceive our world. Readers will learn how our brain makes sense of the world. They will discover how our brain simplifies and organizes information: How we see what we see and, sometimes, don't see what is obviously in front of us. They will discover how our five senses can be "extended," and our perception enhanced. They'll explore how there is more to perception than what meets the eye (or ear, or nose, or...), and how our culture can influence how we experience...

ME AND MY FEELINGS, the second book in the All About Me Series, explores the mystery of our feelings. What are emotions? How and why do they work the way they do? How can we manage our feelings when we need to? Here readers will discover all that scientists and researchers know about emotions. Once people understand emotions, they will find them easier to manage in themselves and easier to understand in others. The book also introduces some ideas and tricks that can help us do this. Author Robert Guarino has developed many hands-on activities and experiments in the book which are fun and...