Asthma: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• The ABC'S of Asthma: An Asthma Alphabet Book For Kids of All Ages; by Kim Gosselin; JayJo Books, 1998
• Asthma; by Angela Royston; Heinemann Library, 2004
• Brianna Breathes Easy: A Story About Asthma; by Virginia Kroll; Albert Whitman, 2005
• I'm Tougher Than Asthma!; by Alden R. Carter and Siri M. Carter; Albert Whitman & Co, 1996
• Let's Talk About Having Asthma; by Elizabeth Weitzman; Hazelden Information Education, 1999
• Sportsercise!: A 'School' Story About Exercise-Induced Asthma; by Kim Gosselin; JayJo Books, 1997
• Taking Asthma to Camp: A Fictional Story About Asthma Camp; by Kim Gosselin; JayJo Books, 1998
• Taking Asthma to School; by Kim Gosselin; JayJo Books, 1998
• The Lion Who Had Asthma; by Jonathan London, Nadine Bernard Westcott (illustrator); A. Whitman & Co., 1997

Ages 8 to 12

• Allergies, Asthma, and Exercise; by Celeste Peters; Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2000
• Asthma; by Angela Royston; Heinemann Library, 2004
• Asthma; by Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn; Watts, 2003
• Asthma and Allergy Action Plan for Kids; by Kate Kelly; Fireside, 2004
• Living with Asthma; by Shirley Wimbish Gray; Child's World, 2003
• Living With Asthma; by Margaret Hyde; Walker, 2000
• Relieve the Squeeze: How to Take Control of Your Asthma; by Peggy Strauss; Viking, 2000
• You Can Control Asthma: A Book for Kids, 2nd rev. ed.; by Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America; 1998
• What Does It Mean to Have Asthma?; by Louise Spilsbury; Heinemann Library, 2002

Young Adult

• Asthma: the Ultimate Teen Guide; by Penny Hutchins Paquette; Scarecrow Press, 2003
• Asthma; by Alissa Greenberg; Franklin Watts, 2000
• Breathe Easy! A Teen's Guide to Allergies and Asthma; by Jean Ford; Mason Crest Publ, 2005
• Respira con facilidad (Breathe Easy: Young People's Guide to Asthma); by Jonathan H. Weiss, Michael Chesworth (illustrator); Magination, 1996

Books for Adults

• American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Allergies and Asthma: Breathing Easy and Bring Up Healthy Active Children; Villard Books, 2000
• Asthma and Allergy Action Plan for Kids: a Complete Program to Help Your Child Live a Full and Active Life; by Kate Kelly and Allen Dozor; Fireside, 2004
• Asthma for Dummies; by William Berger and Jackie Joyner-Kersee; For Dummies Press, 2004
• Caring for a Child with Asthma: What You Really Need to Know; by Robert Buckman; Lebhar-Friedman Books, 2000
• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Guide to Asthma: How to Help Your Child Live a Healthier Life; by Julian Allen (ed); Wiley, 2004
• Harvard Medical School Guide to Taking Control of Asthma; by Christopher Fanta; Free Press, 2003
• Positive Options for Children with Asthma: Everything Parents Need to Know; by O.P. Jaggi; Hunter House, 2005
• What You Really Need to Know About Caring for a Child With Asthma; Rob Buckman, Rob Lebhar-Friedman Books, 2000

Other Resources

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
611 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 272-6071
http://www.aaaai.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-466-7643
http://www.aafa.org

American Lung Association
1740 Broadway, NY 10019
1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872)
http://www.lungusa.org

National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html

National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, Office of Communications
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-541-3345
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne/home.htm

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
(301) 251-1222
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm

Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. (monthly newsletter)
10875 Maine Street, Suite 210
Fairfax, Virginia 22030