
As Fast As Words Could Fly
by Pamela M. Tuck · Grades K–3
As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Land of Enchantment Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where As Fast As Words Could Fly is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Age range
- Ages 5–9
- ISBN-13
- 9781600603488
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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Where this book is recommended
Land of Enchantment Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2016 Picture Book Narrative winner
- recommended·1st grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2016 Picture Book Narrative winner
- recommended·2nd grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2016 Picture Book Narrative winner
- recommended·3rd grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2016 Picture Book Narrative winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is As Fast As Words Could Fly?
- As Fast As Words Could Fly is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign As Fast As Words Could Fly?
- As Fast As Words Could Fly appears on reading lists for Land of Enchantment Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is As Fast As Words Could Fly banned in schools?
- As Fast As Words Could Fly does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.