Temple Grandin
- Author Sy Montgomery
- Narrator Meredith Mitchell
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 May 2012
- Run Time 2 hours and 47 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cows and cattle, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues.
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When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. It wasn't until years later that she was diagnosed with autism, a brain disorder that makes communication difficult. 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—each year, half the cattle in the United States are handled in cruelty-free facilities she has designed. She is also a passionate advocate for autism, using her experience to prove that people with this disorder can have "normal" lives.
To achieve this unprecedented success, Temple used a unique ability: she thinks visually, the same way animals do. Because she thinks in pictures, she can see the world as a cow or a dog or a pig might see it. And so she knows that animals raised for food deserve good lives and should be treated with respect. Now she gives them their voices.
Critics Review
u201c[A] lively,nwell-worded narrative...For librarians who struggle to find well-written biographiesnof women, this is a must-buy.u201d
u201cThe true story of Dr. Temple Grandinu2019s long journey from autistic child to professor of animal science is articulately delivered in this audiobook biography. In a distinctive voice, Meredith Mitchell describes Grandinu2019s ability to think visually, which led to her ability to comprehend how animals view their experiences.u201d
u201cMontgomeryu2019snbook not only tells the powerful story of one amazing womans life journey butnalso has potential to help readers understand autistic people and [understand] animals.u201d
u201cThenbiography of an exceptional woman who, remarkably, made use of her condition tondiscover her calling and changed her own and many animalsu2019 livesu2026A wellnwritten, admiring, and thought-provoking portrait.u201d
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