Making Room for Uncle Joe

by Ada Bass Litchfield and Ada Bassett Litchfield

Book Overview

When the State Hospital School closes and Uncle Joe comes to Dan's house, Dan and his family are all apprehensive about having a retarded relative living with them. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807549525
• ISBN13: 9780807549520
• Release Date: May 1984
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grade 3

Customer Reviews

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The children in this story know ABOUT Uncle Joe, but they don't know him personally because he has been in a special home for the mentally retarded--a place they never visit, only their parents. Now, Uncle Joe is coming to live with them, maybe for quite a while. A neighbor boy is sure that "all retarded people are funny looking and most of 'em drool; you'll have to wipe his chin all the time." Teenager Beth doesn't want this little-known uncle to be "creeping around" and causing her friends to make fun of HER, too. And, it turns out, Uncle Joe does have to be cleaned up after, and be reminded to wear his glasses, comb his hair, put on matching socks, and take a shower. Does the family and Uncle Joe become unhappy? Does Beth lose her friends? How does young Dan react when his school friends see him in public with Uncle Joe? Why does five-year-old Amy cry and hug her uncle? What decision is finally made about Uncle Joe? [Suitable for grades 2-4/5.] A Non-Workbook, Non-Textbook Approach to Teaching Language Arts: Grades 4 Through 8 and Up