I'm a Vegetarian: Amazing facts and ideas for healthy vegetarians
Grade 5-8-Teens will find much encouragement in this guide to navigating the vegetarian lifestyle. The author opens with an overview of the different types of vegetarians and the rationale behind their decisions, then moves into advice on handling parental concerns and sticky social situations that are sure to arise. A consideration of nutrition and how to achieve a healthy diet that provides all necessary nutrients follows, ending with a smattering of suggested menus and recipes. Schwartz emphasizes how to deal with social interactions in ways that will educate others, rather than threaten them. She writes in a light, chatty tone, using a question-and-answer format, bulleted facts and lists, boxed information, and humor. Black-and-white drawings throughout add to the book's appeal. A friendly, rational volume that nicely complements Judy Krizmanic's A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian (Puffin, 1994).Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KSCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.