Around the world, little ones are carried in many different ways: in slings, on shoulders, in backpacks, on hips, in baskets, and in loving arms. Up! depicts ten places around the world, from Afghanistan to northern Canada, Peru to West Africa. In each place, a mom, dad, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or sibling lovingly carries a baby.

With various family configurations and settings ranging from a busy outdoor market to a high-rise apartment kitchen, the book wholeheartedly celebrates diversity. Gorgeous cut-paper collage art adds warmth and brightness, and brings the lyrical text to life. Repetition of the phrase “Upsy-daisy” on each spread lends familiarity, and reminds readers that love for a little one is a universal feeling.

LEVELING
Grade Range: Pre-K–2
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Reading Recovery: 15
Lexile: AD 400L

COMMON CORE
L.1.5,5b,5c,5d,6
W.1.1,2,3,5,6,7,8
RF.1.1,2,3,3f,3g,4,4a,4c
L.1.1,1b,1d,1g,1I,1j,2,2a,4,4c
RI.1.1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10
SL.1.1,1b,1c,2,3,4,5,6