Up, Tall and High
by Ethan Long
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
Up, Tall and High by Ethan Long is assigned in US schools at grades k–1. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Up, Tall and High is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades K–1
- First published
- 2012
- ISBN-13
- 9780399256110
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Common questions
- What grade level is Up, Tall and High?
- Up, Tall and High is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–1. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign Up, Tall and High?
- Up, Tall and High appears on reading lists for Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Up, Tall and High banned in schools?
- Up, Tall and High 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.
Why this book is on this list
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- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–1 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner.