t ever have.The fourth value that I found being used in this book was “Acting on Choice” Even though Eddie was told to stay home by both Christy and JimBud he chose to follow them. After eavesdropping on there conversation, Eddie Lee takes the initiative and grabs Christy’s hand and takes her to where she can really see some frogs eggs. Especially since JimBud didn’t show her any like he said he would. The fifth value that I found being used in this book was “Expanding Relationships” Christy’s mother told her that she should be nice to Eddie Lee. Just because he was different didn’t mean he wasn’t the same as her deep down inside. God made him special for a reason and because of that he shouldn’t be treated any different.The sixth value that I found being used in this book was “Ensuring Full Citizenship”. This point was found throughout the whole book. For example, when Christy’s mother told her to be good to Eddie Lee because he was lonesome and when Christy saw that Eddie Lee could find frog eggs even though JimBud couldn’t. Eddie Lee saw beauty in the lake and she herself hadn’t even noticed.In conclusion, this book is a good tool to use with young children to teach them about exceptionality. The lessons learned by Christy serve as a good example that even though another child may be different they can still learn from them. For the first time Christy saw things through Eddie Lee’s eyes and realized that he wasn’t nearly as different from her as she had thought. This book also demonstrates how Christy realized that she was right to be nice to Eddie Lee while Jim Bud was wrong for not giving him a chance just because of his differences. REFERENCESFleming, Virginia. Be Good to Eddie Lee. The Putnam & Grosset Group, 1997. Turnbull, Ann., Turnbull, Rud., Shank, Marilyn.,Leal, Dorothy. Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today’s...
