Be Good to Eddie Lee [Hardcover]

Virginia Fleming (Author), Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Demco Media (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 060611095X
• ISBN-13: 978-0606110952
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,063,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Positive Review For This Book, March 21, 2006

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Emily Allen "Books, movies, and music are all... (West Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be Good to Eddie Lee (Hardcover)

I 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 a touching story, with an accurate portrayal of someone with a disability who is not a hero, martyr, or a stereotype. It shows an accurate plot of things a person with Down's Syndrome might experience.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle, atmospheric story with beautiful illustrations., January 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Be Good to Eddie Lee (Hardcover)

My children and I very much enjoyed this book. The descriptive writing beautifully depicts a summer day in the South. The story gently makes a point about a Downs Syndrome child and how other children view him and treat him, without cruelty or hitting the reader with a hammer. A lovely book to read and discuss with your child, with beautiful illustrations.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was a wonderfully touching story!, October 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Be Good to Eddie Lee (Hardcover)

I enjoyed "watching" Christy reexperience the pond visit with Eddie Lee. This book shows the true feelings of kids who don't know someone with disiblities. By the end of the story, I felt Christy was beginning to view Eddie Lee in a new light. This was a wonderfully touching story!