Temple Grandin Book Tour To Stop At Arvada Center

ARVADA, CO -- Colorado's best-selling author, autism advocate and science superstar, Temple Grandin, will share some of the inventions she created as a child and how she came up with them at an interactive presentation for children of all ages at the Arvada Center Monday, May 21.

Grandin's new book, Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor, describes "more than 20 of her personal childhood projects that started her on her road to becoming a scientist, inventor, and engineer, along with step-by-step instructions for kids to re-create them." The book also features mini-biographies of inverts throughout the centuries.

Grandin's national book tour stop will include an activity period for kids featuring projects from the book, a presentation, and book signing. Grandin believes "in a world of virtual learning, working with your hands is a life-changing experience," according to a statement.

The event begins at 4:30 with a two-hour activity period for children. Grandin will speak at 6 p.m. and sign books from 7-8 p.m.

Adult tickets cost $35, which includes a copy of Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor. Youth tickets (18 and under) cost $10. Copies of Calling All Minds will also be on sale during the event.

Adult tickets are $35 and include a copy of the book. Youth tickets (18 and under) are $10. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Arvada Center Box Office at 720-898-7200, or online at http://arvadacenter.org/templegrandin

Temple Grandin, a professor at Colorado State University, is one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. She has a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois. She is the author of 12 books on autism and animal behavior, including the national bestsellers Thinking in Pictures and Animals in Translation. Dr. Grandin was inducted in the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2018 she will be made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

In September, Grandin appeared at Skyline High School in Longmont as part of the Longmont Public Library's "Authors We Love Series." In a video interview, she said she had been bullied in high school and that finding meaningful work for children on the autism spectrum was critical to helping them succeed as adults.

Recently she was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year. The HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards. For more information on Temple Grandin and her work, visit http://www.templegrandin.com/.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Arvada Center Box Office at 720-898-7200, or online at http://arvadacenter.org/templegrandin

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