Up Not Down Syndrome

Up, Not Down Syndrome

Uplifting Lessons Learned From Raising a Son With Trisomy 21

Synopsis

Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first, the loss seems impossible to overcome. Alex becomes the author’s greatest teacher. Love is stronger than fear. Everyone has gifts. The book consists of three parts: the story, the lessons Alex taught the writer, and Alex’s perspective. Up, Not Down Syndrome is a promise to stay positive, no matter what: up, not down.

Nancy’s journey gets to the core of what it is to be human:

  • Explore what it feels like to think life, as you know it, is over.
  • Discover the fierce love, joy, and peace a baby diagnosed with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) brings.
  • Learn the lessons this child taught his mom.
  • Understand the gift this baby brings to our world.
  • Realize the depth of the love this family has for the child.
Imprint:Modern History Press
Author:Nancy M. Schwartz
ISBN-13:PB 978-1-61599-462-5 / HC 978-1-61599-463-2 /
eBook 978-1-61599-464-9
List Price:PB $ 21.95 / HC $ 32.95 / eBook $ 6.95
Trim:6.14 x 9.21 (122 pp)
Audience:General Adult
Pub Date:04/01/2020
BISAC:Family & Relationships/Children With Special Needs
 Education/Special Education/Mental Disabilities
 Biography & Autobiography/Personal Memoirs

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Up Bow, Down Bow [PB]

SKU 978-1-61599-703-9
$23.95
A Child with Down Syndrome and His Journey to Master the Cello
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Product Details
UPC: 978-1-61599-703-9
Brand: Modern History Press
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Author: Nancy M. Schwartz and April E. Beard
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 11/01/2022

When 4th grader Alex Schwartz first met his cello, his eyes lit up with wonder and a smile appeared on his face as bright as the potential his new cello teacher saw within him. The cello positively impacted all aspects of his development including focus, fine motor and gross motor skills.

Through the transformative power of music, Alex's voice sings through his cello in songs of joy, determination and strength. Up Bow Down Bow shares the beauty of his ongoing musical journey and tells of the vital teamwork between a young music teacher with an endless belief in the abilities of her students, and a mother with ceaseless love, support and hope for her son who has Down syndrome, epilepsy and hypotonia.

"Children with varying abilities have much to offer us all. This book speaks to how parents, families and communities can support children with diverse capabilities and the joy we can receive in return" -Barbara Bowman, Irving B. Harris Professor, Erikson Institute

"This is a tale of the triumph of the human spirit: the triumph managed through a parent's love and persistence, a teacher's dedication, a young boy's desire to learn and music's power to transform." -Russ Walsh, Rider University, author of A Parent's Guide to Public Education in the 21st Century

"This collaboration offers a promising and powerful blueprint for educators, parents and caregivers everywhere to collab-orate, teach and love all children within the space of strength-based perspectives." -Kass Minor, Co-Founding Educator and Executive Director, The Minor Collective

Learn more at www.UpNotDownBook.com

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