Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All
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- Synopsis
- A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO GROWING UP SHORT. Part science book, part memoir—abook for everyone concerned about looking (or feeling) different.When veteran journalist John Schwartz took a close look at famous height studies, he made a surprising discovery: being short doesn't have to be a disadvantage! Part advice book, part memoir, and part science primer, this fascinating book explores the marketing, psychology, and mythology behind our obsession with height and delivers a reassuring message to kids of all types that they canwalk tall—whatever it is that makes them different.Short is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 144 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781429953023
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781596433236
- Publisher:
- Roaring Brook Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/28/24
- Copyrighted By:
- John Schwartz
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Teens, Medicine
- Grade Levels:
- Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
- Reading Age:
- 11–14
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.