Manners Matter!
by Veronica Zysk
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Pub Date 15 May 2018 | Archive Date 7 Aug 2018
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Description
For decades, Temple Grandin has been a voice and a positive force in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community. Through her books and speaking engagements she has inspired and enlightened teachers, therapists, professionals, mother, fathers and family members with her perspectives about life with autism. Now, in Manners Matter! Temple steps away from the world of adults and talks directly to kids themselves, sharing her experiences living with and growing up with autism in kid-friendly language and colorfully illustrated stories and characters. This first book in the Temple Talks to Kids series focuses on manners and social niceties, what Temple considers to be the key that unlocks doors to social interaction, social acceptance, and social opportunities across our lives. Children will delight in Temple’s familiar cowgirl style, straight-shooting language about the importance of manners and adults will appreciate the hard-won wisdom and advice she provides.
Temple Grandin says having good manners is very important! Sometimes, it is hard to understand these rules and “social stuff,” and there can be so much to remember. But manners help people live together and get along well. They will also help you on your way to achieve your goals and dreams. Temple is here to help, showing different ways to use your manners, such as:
There are lots of simple ways to show good manners, and your friend Temple is here to lead the way. You’ll learn a lot, and have fun practicing, too . . . because after all, MANNERS MATTER!
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781941765593 |
| PRICE | US$12.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 42 |
Featured Reviews
Carmela G, Reviewer
Oh my goodness what a fantastic book! It describes everything there is to know about manners - why we use them/how to use them and when - in the most straight forward and easy to understand manner. I will be passing this to my 9 year old to read for sure!
Angela P, Educator
This book has two parts. The first part is written to children and specifically a child struggling socially because of autism. It is easy to read in small chunks and has bright colored pictures to help illustrate concepts being discussed. My only criticism is that I would have liked to see more pictures illustrating the concepts and providing examples.
The second part of the book is geared toward parents and adults working with the children. Provided were practical tips and suggestions that could be applied immediately to help model, teach and reinforce good manners. It also emphasized the fact that this was something to be practiced and that perfection should not be expected immediately. I also liked the overall tone of the book. It was sympathetic to autism but also did not allow for it to be an excuse for bad manners and sought to help the child become more sociably acceptable and comfortable in their environment with their peers by providing them tools to succeed in those social situations.
I was provided a copy of this book by my friends at netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
catherine h, Reviewer
What a great book! I love that Temple Grandin wrote the intro. She really explained well the importance of manners. Where was this book when I was raising my own daughter??? And we all share blame for dropping the ball since the 70's. In our mad rush, manners seem to have fallen to the wayside, sadly. This book is a wonderful reminder to EVERYBODY how useful good manners are. Not just for kids, adults should take a good peek at this book, too. You, too, teens!
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