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Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters by Brian G. Skotko and Susan P. Levine is the first book written exclusively for teens with a brother or sister with Down syndrome. In an easy-to-read, question-and-answer format, nearly 100 questions are tackled on a broad range of their most common issues and concerns. This book gives teens the green light to explore their own feelings and questions about their sibling with Down syndrome and how their relationship may change in the future.
Press release available here. Excerpt available here.
Book is available from Woodbine House , Amazon.com , and Barnes and Noble .
Media coverage on FOX News, NPR, ABC News NOW, Cleveland Plain Dealer, CNN Espanol, The Parent's Journal with Bobbi Conner, and PatriciaEBauer.com.
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Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome |
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Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome by Brian G. Skotko and Cynthia S. Kidder, with photography by Kendra Dew, is an essay and
photographic celebration of inspirational accomplishments of people
with Down syndrome. This 181-page book, filled with stories and research about the potential and dreams of people with Down syndrome, is perfect for new parents of a baby with
Down syndrome or any person who sees great potential in someone with extra chromosomes. Common
Threads received the 2002 National Media Award for print publication by
the National Down Syndrome Congress.
The book can be purchased through Band of Angels Press , Amazon.com , or Barnes and Noble .
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