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Barry Rothstein is the owner of 3-D Digital Photography and the author of Pop Up 3-D and Phantograms from Nature. He lives in Los Angeles.

Betsy Rothstein is a writer and graphic designer. She lives in Los Angeles.

Eye-Popping 3-D Pets-- Life-sized pets leap off the page in this thrilling 3-D book. Twenty-eight animal friends including puppies, kittens, hamsters, pot-bellied pigs, bearded dragons, tarantulas, and more spring to life in eye-popping phantogram 3-D. More vertical than regular 3-D, phantogram images appear to stand on the page. Fun facts about each pet are included, in addition to information about their care, feeding, and history.

Publishers Weekly

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.)