Veggies!

Take a fast quiz on the Fruits and Veggies Matter! web site sponsored by the government. The website is available in Spanish here, too. How old you are and how much you move around during the day determines the amount of delicious fruits and vegetables you will want to ingest.


I'm a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians
by Ellen Schwartz

112 pages

So, you've decided to be a vegetarian...now what? In 2002, when this book was first published, 13 million North Americans were vegetarians. Back then, the writers projected 1 million more would join the veggie lovers each year! You can calculate how many vegetarians there are today in 2008. Read about food consumption and the effects on our environment, which diseases you can stave off, and even learn about religious injunctions to avoid meat. See a list of vegetarian entertainers, scientists, philosophers, political leaders, writers, artists, and athletes.

Here is a sampling of vegetarian authors and artists:
Louisa May Alcott
Leonardo da Vinci
George Bernard Shaw
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Leo Tolstoy
Vincent Van Gogh
H.G. Wells

Other sections of the book include "Convincing parents...and other sticky situations," "Food, glorious food" (a brief historical timeline of vegetarianism), "Be smart, stay healthy" (guidelines to healthy eating), "Being a vegetarian - it's easier than you think" (nutrition), and recipes to plan extensive menus. Don't forget to check the websites at the back for more information.

The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook
by Judy Krizmanic
186 pages
"Recipes for all types of vegetarian dishes are accompanied by information and advice on vegetarian diet and quotes from teenage vegetarians." The green ink on natural colored paper supports the natural focus in this book. This is so easy to read it's nearly a crime to non-vegetable consumption. Who will let the meat run free after using these clear tips for transforming your eating habits? It is not written to pressure you to change, but you will be able to examine this alternative lifestyle with open eyes. The charts structured with "You gotta have", "If you don't like", "Try", and "Then try" explain vitamins and mineral necessities. Desserts and tips on how to eat in college conclude the book.

The Vegetarian Teen
by Charles A. Salter
112 pages
"Describes the benefits of vegetarianism, discusses proper nutrition, and includes a variety of recipes for main and side dishes, and snacks." This is a fast read with large print and a good introduction to the ideas that are expanded upon in the books noted above. There is a humorous spin to the writing. The question that opens the book, "What do you think of when you hear the word vegetarian?" is answered with, "Some hermit in India sitting on the floor in his loin cloth, with his scrawny legs curled up like a pretzel? A group of hippies living in a backwoods community?" The author tries to present a well-rounded view of vegetarianism without sticking to stereotypes or overwhelming the reader.


Truth or Dairy
by Catherine Clark
"When her boyfriend suddenly dumps her because he is going away to college, high school senior Courtney Von Dragen Smith is determined to stay single for her final year in order to concentrate on school, friends, and her cool job at the local vegetarian cafe, Truth or Dairy."


Wurst Case Scenario
by Catherine Clark
"Courtney, a vegetarian animal-rights activist, records in her diary the events of the beginning of her freshman year at a Wisconsin college, far away from Colorado and her boyfriend Grant, surrounded by cheese- and meat-lovers."

For a clever presentation of why eating dairy products is not a good idea, read Milk Sucks. If this isn't to your taste, try researching on the library databases! Read about The Health and Wellness Resource Center (and Alternative Health Module) for a great place to start investigating.

Harry Potter quizzes

hich Harry Potter character are you? What would you rather do? Read a bookHang out with some friendsPlay QuidditchStudy Plants What is your favourite subject? Defence Against the Dark ArtsAncient RunesHerbologyTransfiguration What scares you the most? SpidersFearNo HomeworkProfessor Snape What pet would you pick if you went to Hogwarts? ToadOwlRatCat What is your favourite spell? Expecto PatronumAlohamoraStupifyExpelliamus Who or what do you dread battling the most? Lord VoldemortMalfoyAragogTroll This Fun Quiz created by Brendan at BlogQuiz.Net

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trivia:

Chapters 1 through 10 = Part 1
Chapters 11 through 21 = Part 2
Chapter 22 through 30 = Part 3

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

Harry Potter Countdown

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Chinese New Year

Wish you could visit the Great Wall of China? You can. Walk over ancient stones. Look out of military spy towers. Gaze through windows overlooking thousands of miles of the Chinese landscape. Control what you see and where you go on this virtual tour of the Great Wall.

Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Pig or Boar is known as the year of Ding Hai in China. Chinese New Year is the second new moon after the winter solstice. February 18, 2007 started the first day this year. In the western hemisphere, we call this year 2007, but it is considered 4704 by the Chinese calendar.

Which Chinese Zodiac animal are you? Look for your birthday and then click on the picture of each animal to read character traits.

Test your knowledge of the 12 animals by taking a Chinese Zodiac Signs quiz. If your computer does not support Flash then take the HTML version of the quiz here.

American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang [YA 741.5 YAN]
This book is the Michael L. Printz Award winner for 2007. Look on the golden cover of this new comic book/graphic novel into the bewildered eyes of a young boy gripping a Transformer toy. Jin Wang moves into a new neighborhood where he is one of only a few Asians. Negative perceptions flog him daily. He encounters ignorant bullies like Timmy who welcome him to his new school by publicly saying, "My momma says Chinese people eat dogs." Jin changes his name to Danny in a parallel with the great Chinese fable of the Monkey King. Neither wish to accept defeat. A third story within the book introduces an extremely stereotyped cousin visiting from China. The three tales intertwine.

Chinese Folktales
Howard Giskin [398.2 GIS]
(Read a review through the library's More Information feature)

Read above your daily life. Greet the legends of love stories, ghosts and spirits, human nature and Chinese history. Swans, snakes, and dragons have come to America.

Valentine's Day! Love it or hate it?

Take this Valentine's Day Quiz to find out how much you know about the origins of this holiday.

Read an introductory essay about Cupid below. Click on the Fun Fact link to see the original article.

"Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts . He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus.

There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him.

Psyche was happy until her sisters persuaded her to look at Cupid. as soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous then the last.

For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box. During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. She was also warned not to open the box. But Temptation overcame Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber.

Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess."

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