Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All

Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All by Schwartz, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781596433236.

A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO GROWING UP SHORT. Part science book, part memoir―a book 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 doesnt 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 can walk tall―whatever it is that makes them different. Short is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Childrens Book of the Year.