Calling All Minds, Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Calling All Minds, Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
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Calling All Minds
How To Think and Create Like an Inventor

Author: Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Narrator: Ann Richardson, Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Unabridged: 4 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/15/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From world-renowned autism spokesperson, scientist, and inventor Temple Grandin -- a book of personal stories, inventions, and facts that will blow young inventors' minds and make them soar.

Have you ever wondered what makes a kite fly or a boat float? Have you ever thought about why snowflakes are symmetrical, or why golf balls have dimples? Have you ever tried to make a kaleidoscope or build a pair of stilts?

In Calling All Minds, Temple Grandin explores the ideas behind all of those questions and more. She delves into the science behind inventions, the steps various people took to create and improve upon ideas as they evolved, and the ways in which young inventors can continue to think about and understand what it means to tinker, to fiddle, and to innovate. And laced throughout it all, Temple gives us glimpses into her own childhood tinkering, building, and inventing.

More than a blueprint for how to build things, in Calling All Minds Temple Grandin creates a blueprint for different ways to look at the world. And more than a call to action, she gives a call to imagination, and shows readers that there is truly no single way to approach any given problem--but that an open and inquisitive mind is always key.

Praise for Calling All Minds:

"An impassioned call to look at the world in unique ways with plenty of practical advice on how to cultivate a curious, inquiring, imaginative mind." --Kirkus Reviews

*Includes a Bonus PDF with projects, patents, and photos and drawings form the author.

About The Author

Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and has written numerous books on autism, including the seminal Thinking in Pictures. HBO made an Emmy Award–winning movie about her life and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shani on September 30, 2018

Temple Grandin is an inspirational person! This book has great information for budding inventors. It is a YA book with 25 projects. I loved learning about this quote she has on a poster on the wall of her office, after it hung in her dorm room and apartments. It reads: “You have two choices in life:......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on April 29, 2018

An interested reader could get behind one of two things in this book where Grandin "calls all minds". The historical text boxes that highlight inventions throughout history OR the biographical story she weaves and the science she shares to do fun things like create kites and water bombs. The intersp......more

Goodreads review by June on March 16, 2020

Although this book was originally published in 2018, I recently discovered it when I was browsing on the non-fiction 'New Arrivals' shelf in the middle-grade section of the local public library. Since I had read about Temple Grandin for the first time a couple of months ago, I decided to give this b......more

Goodreads review by Cecily on April 21, 2019

I was really excited to read this because in my line of work I hear a lot about Temple Grandin. And though this book was good with interesting facts and a lot of cool ideas to do with the kids I really wanted to know more about her and her life with her autism diagnosis. I will have to look around a......more

Goodreads review by Oak Lawn Public Library - on November 29, 2018

Title: Calling All Minds Author: Temple Grandin Run Time: 4.5 hrs Lexile level: 1060L Recommendations & Comments: Not only does this book talk about various inventors, Ms. Grandin’s own background and discovery is very interesting. You even get directions on how to make several inventions! The introduct......more


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Praise for Calling All Minds:

* "An impassioned call to look at the world in unique ways with plenty of practical advice on how to cultivate a curious, inquiring, imaginative mind." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"After the interview we were all very moved and motivated by Temple. In the beginning, we were all intimidated and we were very nervous. But by the end, Temple made us feel like we weren't even interviewing her, but we were talking to her and having a conversation. . . . We think this is very true and should be shared with everyone. We would definitely recommend this book to people who love being creative and doing projects, but we think everyone should really read it." --Newsday 

"Part personal memoir, part historic study of inventions and biography, and part DIY instructions, this book packs in a lot. The result is an account of inventions and inventors and the thinking that motivates innovation." --School Library Journal

"Mind-expanding." --Booklist 

"A self-styled inventor, Grandin employs a clear, direct style. . . . Grandin offers a nuanced perspective on the qualities of a successful inventor--notably, a sense of wonder and curiosity, careful observation, and the willingness to learn from mistakes." --Publishers Weekly