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Down Syndrome: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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HOW ABOUT A HUG; by Nan Holcomb; Jason and 
Nordic, 1989                                             3-7 

OUR BROTHER HAS DOWN'S SYNDROME; by Shelley 
Cairo; Annick Press, 1985                                3-7 

ARE THERE STRIPES IN HEAVEN?; by Lee Klein, 
Pam Mauseth (illustrator); Paulist Press, 1994  
(ISBN: 0809166186)                                       4-8 

BE GOOD TO EDDIE LEE; by Virginia Fleming, 
Floyd Cooper (illustrator); Philomel Books, 
1993 (ISBN: 0399219935)                                  4-8 

BIG BROTHER DUSTIN; by Alden R. Carter, Dan 
Young (photographer), Carol Carter 
(illustrator); Albert Whitman & Co, 1997  
(ISBN: 0807507156)                                       4-8 

WHERE'S CHIMPY?; by Berniece Rabe; Albert 
Whitman, 1988                                            4-8 

THUMBS UP, RICO!; by Maria Testa, Diane 
Paterson (illustrator); A. Whitman, 1994                  5+ 

VERONICA'S FIRST YEAR; by Jean Sasso Rheingrover, 
Kay Life (illustrator); A. Whitman, 1996 
(for sibling)                                            6-9 

MAKING ROOM FOR UNCLE JOE; by Ada B. Litchfield; 
Albert Whitman & Co., 1984                              7-11 

RADIANCE DESCENDING; by Paula Fox;  
DK Ink, 1997 (for sibling)                              9-12 

ADOLESCENTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME: TOWARD A MORE 
FULFILLING LIFE; by Siegfried Pueschel; Paul 
H. Brookes Pub., 1997 (ISBN: 1557662819)               Adult

BABIES WITH DOWN SYNDROME: A NEW PARENTS' 
GUIDE; by Karen Stray-Gundersen; Woodbine 
House, 1995 (ISBN: 0933149646)                         Adult

CHILDREN WITH DOWNS SYNDROME: A DEVELOPMENTAL 
PERSPECTIVE; edited by Dante Cicchetti and 
Marjorie Beeghly; Cambridge University Press, 
1990                                                   Adult 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN 
SYNDROME: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS; by Libby Kumin; 
Woodbine House, 1994 (ISBN: 0933149530)                Adult

DOWN SYNDROME: BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD: GIVING 
FAMILIES AN EDGE; by John E. Rynders; Love 
Publ., 1995 (ISBN: 0891082360)                         Adult

DOWN'S SYNDROME - CHILDREN GROWING UP; by J. H. 
Carr; Cambridge University Press, 1995                 Adult

DOWN SYNDROME: THE FACTS; by Mark Selikowitz; 
Oxford University Press, 1997 (ISBN: 
0192626620)                                            Adult

DOWN SYNDROME: A RESOURCE HANDBOOK; by Carol 
Tingey; College Hill Press, 1988                       Adult

DOWN SYNDROME: SUCCESSFUL PARENTING OF CHILDREN 
WITH DOWN SYNDROME; by John Unruh; Fern Ridge 
Press, 1994 (ISBN: 0961533242)                         Adult

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: 
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS; by 
Patricia C. Winders; Woodbine House, 1997 
(ISBN: 0933149816)                                     Adult

IT ISN'T FAIR! SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH 
DISABILITIES; by Stanley Klein; Bergin & 
Garvey, 1993 (ISBN: 0897893328)                        Adult

KEYS TO PARENTING A CHILD WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME; 
by Marlene T. Brill; Barron's, 1993 
(ISBN: 0812014588)                                     Adult

A PARENT'S GUIDE TO DOWN SYNDROME: TOWARD A 
BRIGHTER FUTURE; by Siegfried M. Pueschel, M.D., 
Ph.D.; Brooks Publishing Co., 1990                     Adult 

THE SPECIAL CHILD: A SOURCE BOOK FOR PARENTS 
OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; by 
Siegfried M. Pueschel, 2nd ed.; Paul H 
Brookes Pub Co, 1994 (ISBN: 1557661677)                Adult

TEACHING THE INFANT WITH DOWN SYNDROME: A GUIDE 
FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS; by Marci J. Hanson; 
2nd ed.; Pro Ed, 1986 (ISBN: 0890792031)               Adult

YOUR CHILD HAS A DISABILITY - A COMPLETE SOURCEBOOK 
OF DAILY AND MEDICAL CARE; by M. L. Batshaw; 
Little, Brown and Co., 1998 (ISBN: 1557663742)         Adult 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems