Down Syndrome

by Dawn A. Laney

Book Overview

Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition. Approximately 6,000 babies are born with it each year in America. This guidebook provides essential information on Down Syndrome, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with Down Syndrome. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737740256
• ISBN13: 9780737740257
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12