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Books : Be Good to Eddie LeeIn association with Amazon.comby: Virginia Fleming  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780698115828 ISBN: 0698115821 Label: Putnam Juvenile Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: August 04, 1997 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Putnam Juvenile Sales Rank: 305850 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Christy's mother tells her to treat Eddie Lee, a neighborhood child, well because he has Down's Syndrome and needs special care, but Christy does not always want him tagging along, until Eddie Lee show her a special hiding place in the woods and she sees how very special he really is. Reprint. K. " Average Rating:
 Rating:  - warms your heartI first came across this title when Floyd Cooper was visiting my school. I instantly feel in love with the story because I work with special needs children. The illustrations are beautiful and the moral is something everyone should live by. Rating: - Great book for Down Syndrome AwarenessWonderful book for siblings of a Down Syndrome child as well as peers, friends, relatives to read...great book for Down Syndrome awareness. Rating: - Special Needs BookThis is a very touching book about a child named Eddie Lee who has Down's Syndrome. I would suggest this book to elementary and middle school students wanting to learn more about students with special needs. I used this book for a unit of "Special Needs" and it really moved some of my students emotionally. It stirred up great conversations in the classroom. I highly recommend this book. The illustrations are great! Rating: - HeartwarmingThis book is so heartwarming and should be read by anyone who has a person with special needs in their lives.I teach children with moderate disabilities in an elementary school. After a group of 4th graders at our school read Be Good to Eddie Lee, they determined that they wanted to become friends with students in my class. It teaches that empathy is a "heart thing" and the most important character trait to have! Rating: - A Positive Review For This BookI don't understand why people have negatively reviewed this book. We analyzed this book in my children's lit class, and this was found to be one of the more sensitive books for children with exceptionalities. Eddie is not treated like an infant, and he does not magically acquire friends. One can feel Christy is a good girl who listens to her mother, but succumbs to peer pressure from JimBud who is mean to Eddie. But she sees on her own that Eddie is a nice boy whom she can be friends with. It's ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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