Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world / by Sy Montgomery.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012Description: 148 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 27 cmISBN: 9780547443157Subject(s): Grandin, Temple -- Juvenile literature | Animal scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Animal specialists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Women animal specialists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Autistic people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Animal welfare -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Livestock -- Handling -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Livestock -- Housing -- United States -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 636.0092/9 | B LOC classification: SF33.G67 | M66 2012Summary: PERSONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES: DISABILITY & SPECIAL NEEDS (CHILDREN'S/YA). When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. When Temple's doctor wanted her institutionalized, her mother believed in her and so Temple went to school, instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin is a brilliant scientist and professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Her world-changing career has revolutionized the livestock industry. A passionate advocate for autism, Temple uses her experience to prove that autistic people can have "normal" lives. This compelling biography takes us inside Temple Grandin's extraordinary mind and opens the door to understanding autism. Ages 9+.
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| z Adult Non Fiction | Northam | B GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111051448130 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-138) and index.
PERSONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES: DISABILITY & SPECIAL NEEDS (CHILDREN'S/YA). When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. When Temple's doctor wanted her institutionalized, her mother believed in her and so Temple went to school, instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin is a brilliant scientist and professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Her world-changing career has revolutionized the livestock industry. A passionate advocate for autism, Temple uses her experience to prove that autistic people can have "normal" lives. This compelling biography takes us inside Temple Grandin's extraordinary mind and opens the door to understanding autism. Ages 9+.
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