Jennifer Elder ; illustrations by Marc Thomas and Jennifer Elder.
Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley,
2005.
1 online resource (48 pages)
COVER; Different Like Me; About Me; Albert Einstein; Dian Fossey; AndyWarhol; Benjamin Banneker; Andy Kaufman; Wassily Kandinsky; Julia Bowman Robinson; Piet Mondrian; Alan Turing; Sophie Germain; Lewis Carroll; Isaac Newton; Nikola Tesla; Paul Erdös; Glenn Gould; Immanuel Kant; Barbara McClintock; Joseph Cornell; Hans Christian Andersen; Temple Grandin; Further Reading for Children; Further Reading for Adults and Advanced Readers.
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''This book will help inspire kids who are different and shows them that they too can succeed.''.-Temple Grandin, Associate Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University, and author of Animals in Translation. Different Like Me introduces children aged 8-12 years to famous, inspirational figures from the world of science, art, maths, literature, philosophy and comedy. Eight-year-old Quinn, a young boy with Asperger's Syndrome, tells young readers about the achievements and characteristics of his autism heroes, from Albert Einstein, Dian Fossey and Wassily Kandinsky to Lewis Carroll, B.
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Different like me.
Autism, Juvenile literature.
Celebrities, Juvenile literature.
Autism.
Celebrities.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Children with Special Needs.
Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's-- Teenage)
Teaching Of Specific Groups & Persons With Special Educational Needs.