The Young Vegetarian's Companion (Single Title) [Hardcover]

Jan Parr (Author)

Book Description

Series: Single Title | Publication Date: September 1996

Discusses the ethical, religious, health, environmental, and personal reasons for being a vegetarian and some of the lifestyle issues involved in this choice.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-10-A good source of information on the reasons for becoming a vegetarian and the lifestyle issues stemming from that choice. Parr targets an audience of teens who have chosen the vegetarian lifestyle and seek support or who are close to making that choice. She is not particularly objective in her coverage and dives in by debunking a number of "myths" about the risks of going vegetarian. She raises many environmental issues and refers to numerous ethical and religious traditions supporting vegetarianism. Animal rights and factory farming receive graphic treatment. The author concludes with a discussion of how to be a vegetarian in teen social circles, as well as within the nuclear family, and offers substantial information on specialized nutrition. Her sources, well documented chapter by chapter, lean heavily on "vegetarian" publishers and periodicals. No recipes are included. Judy Krizmanic's A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian (Viking, 1994) is less heavy-handed on the personal politics and more generous with practical help, nutrition information, and recipes. Lila Perl's Eating the Vegetarian Way (Morrow, 1980; o.p.) offers a more objectively balanced treatment but less outright information on nutrition; it does include some recipes.
Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

From Booklist

Gr. 6^-12. This covers much of the same territory Krizmanic did in her readable Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian (1994), and like Krizmanic's book, sources aren't specifically documented. But Parr delves a little deeper and also takes a more activist approach than Krizmanic did, and because she's apt to let emotions show through in her arguments, her book seems a little more strident than Teen's Guide. The text is quite eye-opening: it includes a truly horrifying picture of factory farming and the meat production industry and a look at some myths and misconceptions associated with vegetarianism and health, as well as some historical context and practical nutritional guidelines (Krizmanic does a better job with these). A final chapter will be particularly useful to teens who want to change their eating patterns or investigate further. The book is also chockablock with resources--books, videos, online sites, and the names of a variety of health, animal rights, and related organizations. Stephanie Zvirin --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053115789X
• ISBN-13: 978-0531157893
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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