Recommended Reading

*available in both English and Spanish

Most books are available in Barnes & Noble or on-line at www.amazon.com.

Call Toll Free:   Woodbine House 1-800-843-7323  for a catalog of Books on Down Syndrome

*Babies With Down Syndrome:  A New Parents Guide
Edited by Karen Stray-Gundersen
Published by Woodbine House
ISBN# 0-933149-02-6

*Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
By Libby Kumin
ISBN# 0-933149-53-0
Published by Woodbine House

Differences in Common
By Marilyn Trainer    
ISBN#0933149409
Published by Woodbine House

Extra Ordinary Kids-Nurturing & Championing your Child with Special Needs
By Cheri Fuller and Louise Tucker-Jones
ISBN# 1-56179-558-5
Published by Focus on the Family

Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents and Professionals
By Maryanne Bruni
ISBN# 1890627038
Published by Woodbine House

Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
By Patricia Winders
ISBN# 0-933149-81-6
Published by Woodbine House

Medical & Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents
By Don C. Van Dyke (Editor), et al.
ISBN# 0933149549
Published by Woodbine House

*Negotiating the Special Education Maze:  A Guide for Parents and Teachers
By Winifred Anderson, et al.
Published by Woodbine House 1999

On Becoming BABY WISE
By Gary Ezzo & Robert Buckman M.D.
Books One & Two (not written specifically for children with special needs, but “universally applicable” to all children.)
ISBN# 1576734587
Published by Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Slow & Steady Get Me Ready
By June R. Oberlander
260 Weekly Developmental Activities from Birth to Age 5
ISBN# 0-9622322-1-1

Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome:  A Guide for Parents & Teachers
By Patricia Logan-Oelwein
ISBN# 0-933149-55-7
Published by Woodbine House

(The first 6 chapters deal with developmental pre-reading skills.)

We’ll Paint the Octopus Red
By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
ISBN# 1-890627-06-2
Published by Woodbine House 1998

Why Do Some People Use Wheelchairs?  Questions Children ask about Disabled People
By Mary Atkinson
ISBN# 0-7894-2057-0
Published by DK Publishing, Inc.

Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome; A Guide for Parents and Teachers
By Libby Kumin
ISBN #1-890627-11-9
Published by Woodbine House

More Than a Shared Classroom:  Educating Kids with and without Disabilities Together Successfully
By Michael R. Rumes & Bev Adcock
Possibilities, Inc.    615-754-1845

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome
By DeAnna Horstmeier, Ph.D.
ISBN #1-890627-42-9
Published by Woodbine House

From Emotions to Advocacy
By Pam Wright and Pete Wright
ISBN 1-892320-08-8
Wrightslaw  www.wrightslaw.com