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Author:

Montgomery, Sy.

Title:

Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world / by Sy Montgomery.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

148 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Grandin, Temple--Juvenile literature.
Animal scientists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Animal specialists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women animal specialists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Autistic people--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Animal welfare--United States--Juvenile literature.
Livestock--Handling--United States--Juvenile literature.
Livestock--Housing--United States--Juvenile literature.
Grandin, Temple.
Animal scientists.
Animal specialists.
Women animal specialists.
Autistic people.
Women--Biography.
Animal welfare.
Livestock--Handling.
Livestock--Housing.
Grandin, Temple.
Animal scientists--United States--Biography.
Autism--Biography.
Animal welfare--United States.
Livestock industry--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Senses on Fire -- The Animals' Advocate -- What Is Autism? -- Different but Happy -- Trial by Teasing -- Hampshire School for Wayward Wizards -- "Animals Saved Me" -- Scientist at Work -- "No Girls Allowed" -- Humane by Design -- To Hell and Back -- The Other Half of the Solution -- Temple Today.

Summary:

An authorized portrait about Grandin's life with autism and her groundbreaking work as a scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities describes how she overcame key disabilities through education and the support of her mother.

ISBN:

0547443153
9780547443157

OCLC:

(OCoLC)744293667

LCCN:

2011039911

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