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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.

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<p> A perfect book for short kids. . . If you have a son, grandson or nephew who's worried about his height, get the book for him. He'll thank you for the ego-boost. -- Parade magazine <p> Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall at All is an encouraging book for young readers . . . .. It combines memoir, science and survival tips. -- The Washington Post, Health Scan column<p> [A] down-to-earth and hopeful account, which demonstrates that being different doesn't have to forecast what Schwartz calls a 'second-rate life.' -- Publishers Weekly <p> Appealing and engaging . . . its personal and objective insights are thoughtful and helpful. -- Kirkus Reviews <p> In a humorous, personal voice New York Times journalist Schwartz combines his own memories of growing up short with related discussions about physiology, statistics, popular culture, and societal prejudice. . . . He draws upon his own experience; interviews with others; and biographies of short, successful astronauts, artists, and politicians to show that while size matters, it doesn't determine a person's future. -- Booklist In a style that is funny, accessible, and irreverent, Schwartz deftly handles topics such as human growth hormones, bullies, genetics, and the psychology of being short. Interviews with a variety of experts are included, and the author does an excellent job of clarifying complicated statistics. -- School Library Journal The author, who is 'vertically challenged' himself, takes a look at society's attitudes about height. His message is that height is determined by factors that no individual can control. The book emphasizes that self-esteem is important to success, and attempts to explode the stereotypes and myths that society holds about short people. -- Library Media Connection magazine, Starred review A great sense of humor permeates the book...Finally the book gives those who are different from the norm (which the author points out is almost everyone in one way or another

<p>&#8220;A perfect book for short kids. . . If you have a son, grandson or nephew who&#8217;s worried about his height, get the book for him. He&#8217;ll thank you for the ego-boost.&#8221; &#8212; Parade magazine <p>&#8220; Short: Walking Tall When You&#8217;re Not Tall at All is an encouraging book for young readers . . . .. It combines memoir, science and survival tips.&#8221; &#8212; The Washington Post, &#8220;Health Scan&#8221; column<p>&#8220;[A] down-to-earth and hopeful account, which demonstrates that being different doesn't have to forecast what Schwartz calls a &#8216;second-rate life.&#8217;&#8221;&#8212; Publishers Weekly <p>&#8220;Appealing and engaging . . . its personal and objective insights are thoughtful and helpful.&#8221; &#8212; Kirkus Reviews <p>&#8220;In a humorous, personal voice New York Times journalist Schwartz combines his own memories of growing up short with related discussions about physiology, statistics, popular culture, and societal prejudice.

<p> A perfect book for short kids. . . If you have a son, grandson or nephew who's worried about his height, get the book for him. He'll thank you for the ego-boost. -- Parade magazine <p> Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall at All is an encouraging book for young readers . . . .. It combines memoir, science and survival tips. -- The Washington Post, Health Scan column<p> [A] down-to-earth and hopeful account, which demonstrates that being different doesn't have to forecast what Schwartz calls a 'second-rate life.' -- Publishers Weekly <p> Appealing and engaging . . . its personal and objective insights are thoughtful and helpful. -- Kirkus Reviews <p> In a humorous, personal voice New York Times journalist Schwartz combines his own memories of growing up short with related discussions about physiology, statistics, popular culture, and societal prejudice. . . . He draws upon his own experience; interviews with others; and biographies of short, successful astronauts, art

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JOHN SCHWARTZ is a reporter for The New York Times. He lives in New Jersey, and has a wife and three kids. He's shorter than all of them.

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