Alternator Books THE REAL SCIENCE OF INVISIBILITY Christina Hill Lerner Publications Minneapolis
INTRODUCTION WHO'S THERE Getting ready in the morning would be a lot easier if you were invisible Beep beep beep You groan as you reach over to turn off your alarm clock It’s time to get ready for school Your hair is a mess but you don’t mind You possess an invisibility cloak With one swift motion you drape the cloak over your head Just like that you disappear 4
You head downstairs for breakfast and see your sister making cookies for a bake sale You walk right past her undetected You snatch a cookie and take a huge bite This is the best superpower ever Unfortunately invisibility cloaks aren’t real But think about all the things you could do if they were You could pull off the best magic tricks and win every game of hide-and-seek You could work as a spy or secret agent And you could help fight crime just like a hero Magicians use tricks to make objects seem to disappear 5
