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Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montgomery, Sy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2012]
Subjects:
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 literature.
Grandin, Temple.
Animal scientists.
Animal specialists.
Women animal specialists.
Autistic people.
Women > Biography.
Animal welfare.
Livestock > Handling.
Livestock > Housing.
Animal scientists > United States > Biography.
Autism > Biography.
Animal welfare > United States.
Livestock industry > United States.
Description
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.
Physical Description:148 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-138) and index.
ISBN:9780547443157
0547443153