Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world
Title:
Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world
Author:
Montgomery, Sy.
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Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
148 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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.
Language:
English
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.
Reading Level:
960 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 4.0 149986.
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ISBN:
9780547443157
Format :
Book
