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World of Language
Up, Up and Away: A Book about Adverbs
"Lively...The playfully rhymed text flows effortlessly as it discusses superlatives, irregular adverbs, and double negatives....Informative and fun."-- School Library Journal "Using expansive color drawings and catchy rhymes, Heller writes about words frequently and vividly and with an unmistakable flourish....A clever introduction."-- Booklist "This eye-catching book explains its perplexing subject well and clearly, and more memorably than could any grammar textbook." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Ruth Heller
128 books47 followersAuthor and illustration with a passionate interest in Korean culture. She lives with her husband in San Francisco, California.
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June 25, 2008
Okay, but there are far better methods for introducing adverbs to students.
February 6, 2009
This book is great for teaching Adverbs, but I think it would confuse children who aren't in at least 4th or 5th grade.
April 12, 2011
Read in the class.
January 31, 2013
Love the illustrations and the poetry!!
November 14, 2022
This is another in Ruth Heller's series of illustrated guides to parts of english speech written for young children. There are about 8 or 9 of these books (one each on nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, interjections, pronounds, collective nouns and more). In each book in the series Heller presents the topic so clearly and so well that everyone, adults and children alike, come away with a solid understanding of the subject. While I did moderately well in english in grade school, junior high and high school, there were various details about some aspects of grammer that I never grasped very well. I wish Heller had written these books back when I was young.
The other astounding and remarkable aspect to this series of books is that Heller also did all of the illustrations herself. I believe that is something of a rarity for an author to create an illustrated book and to do both the text and the illustrations. Heller's command of the art of illustration is as good as her command of the english language.
If you were ever, or perhaps still are, fuzzy about any aspect to parts of english speech, take a look at these books by Heller.
The other astounding and remarkable aspect to this series of books is that Heller also did all of the illustrations herself. I believe that is something of a rarity for an author to create an illustrated book and to do both the text and the illustrations. Heller's command of the art of illustration is as good as her command of the english language.
If you were ever, or perhaps still are, fuzzy about any aspect to parts of english speech, take a look at these books by Heller.
June 21, 2012
This is a fun book to read aloud. The illustrations are wonderful and the rhyming narrative makes you forget that you are learning something. We haven't talked too much about adverbs specifically (ha-ha) before, but we have been watching a lot of the Schoolhouse Rock videos (I even took them to a play last Saturday that featured a lot of the songs) and we really like Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here.
The topics are actually a bit more complicated than I thought at first glance and while younger children may appreciate the rhymes and pictures, older children will better understand the meaning. We enjoyed reading this book together and we will certainly look for more of the books in the World of Language series at our local library.
The topics are actually a bit more complicated than I thought at first glance and while younger children may appreciate the rhymes and pictures, older children will better understand the meaning. We enjoyed reading this book together and we will certainly look for more of the books in the World of Language series at our local library.
October 5, 2013
Up, up and Away is a concept book about the use and grammatical correctness of adverbs. Written for an intermediate audience, this book uses common objects such as animals, clocks, schoolwork, ships, and activities, such as ballet, to illustrate the various forms and places adverbs can occupy in composition. This book would work especially well in a classroom library, where students could slowly reflect and review the use and grammatical explanation of adverb usage.
I really enjoyed the pencil and colored pencil illustrations. The colors were highly saturated and deep in tone, set against a white background. The pictures seemed to leap off the page in places. I am more unfamiliar with concept books than other categories, but greatly enjoyed this introduction to this resource, and hope to find opportunities to use them in classroom instruction.
I really enjoyed the pencil and colored pencil illustrations. The colors were highly saturated and deep in tone, set against a white background. The pictures seemed to leap off the page in places. I am more unfamiliar with concept books than other categories, but greatly enjoyed this introduction to this resource, and hope to find opportunities to use them in classroom instruction.
April 23, 2015
Personal reaction: This a super fun book about adverbs. Sometimes literature about language arts can become dry and like a list of rules but this book does a good job of keeping interest while teaching. The large, full page illustrations are beautiful and help keep engagement with a nice amount of words on each page. The adverbs in the book are all in capital letters to call attention or differentiation to them.
Purpose: This would be a good book to use as an extension in language art lessons about adverbs in a read aloud. The author has a series of these books about parts of a sentence that could be used as well. I would not recommend relying on this book to teach students about adverbs but as a good way to help them remember them and their rules. The rhythmic, rhyme-like attributes of the book will also keep children engaged.
Purpose: This would be a good book to use as an extension in language art lessons about adverbs in a read aloud. The author has a series of these books about parts of a sentence that could be used as well. I would not recommend relying on this book to teach students about adverbs but as a good way to help them remember them and their rules. The rhythmic, rhyme-like attributes of the book will also keep children engaged.
April 12, 2017
Text: 5 stars
Illustrations: 5 stars
Outstanding picture book about adverbs. Published in 1991, it's not recent, but adverbs haven't changed since then. The rhyming text manages to convey a lot of information. Both the meter and the rhymes feel very natural. All the adverbs in the book are capitalized and appear in a larger font size so that they stand out from the rest of the text. Includes helpful visuals on comparatives and superlatives. Also introduces irregular adverbs.
The illustrations are stunning. Page layouts are superb as well. An excellent resource for children to learn grammar in a fun, non-threatening way. Part of Ruth Heller's World of Language nonfiction picture book series about the various parts of speech. Highly recommend.
Illustrations: 5 stars
Outstanding picture book about adverbs. Published in 1991, it's not recent, but adverbs haven't changed since then. The rhyming text manages to convey a lot of information. Both the meter and the rhymes feel very natural. All the adverbs in the book are capitalized and appear in a larger font size so that they stand out from the rest of the text. Includes helpful visuals on comparatives and superlatives. Also introduces irregular adverbs.
The illustrations are stunning. Page layouts are superb as well. An excellent resource for children to learn grammar in a fun, non-threatening way. Part of Ruth Heller's World of Language nonfiction picture book series about the various parts of speech. Highly recommend.
April 19, 2015
This book is a great way to incorporate adverbs into a classroom and to young children. The vivid descriptions are great and speech lessons could be learned from this book. This book would not be a great read aloud book, but it would be better used for adverb lessons. Breaking the book down in sections would be a great way to help you use the book to your advantage while teaching younger children.
September 28, 2013
A good review of adverbs. Since it is a picture book and aimed at younger children, I disagree with the decision to end the book with the more complicated discussions of adverbs in their harder to identify forms. It undoes the good work of the beginning of the book to make adverbs clear.
April 23, 2012
This is a great book! While reading this, I even learned some adverbs!
August 16, 2012
I enjoyed this book. It is a great book for exposing Pre-K to second graders to parts of speech using rhyming texts. Good for teaching phonemic awareness, superlatives, and adverbs.
September 4, 2021
I LOVE Ruth Heller's books. This has been on my To Read list for years and just found a stack of them in the elementary library. What an absolute delight they all are! Her vibrant, take-your-breath-away illustrations along with her witty rhymes are the best guides to Parts of Speech that exists. Now it's not super easy....grammar, since no longer taught, can be quite difficult. I'll add this to the middle school library to be used when the kids are doing madlibs. If you are pedantic about language and rules, you'll love these books!
October 29, 2020
Finished Date: 10/29
Today: 10/29
Genre: Poetry
Appropriate Grade: 2nd - 3rd
I love this book and how It describes adverbs. Rather than just teaching kids in a traditional sense what an adverb is, this is a fun, creative, and engaging way to share with kids how to properly use adverbs. I would use this during an adverb unit with my low third grades, and potentially some 2nd graders. The colors and the vibrant illustrations of the book make it entertaining for students in these age ranges.
Today: 10/29
Genre: Poetry
Appropriate Grade: 2nd - 3rd
I love this book and how It describes adverbs. Rather than just teaching kids in a traditional sense what an adverb is, this is a fun, creative, and engaging way to share with kids how to properly use adverbs. I would use this during an adverb unit with my low third grades, and potentially some 2nd graders. The colors and the vibrant illustrations of the book make it entertaining for students in these age ranges.
February 13, 2025
This whole series is a fantastic addition to our homeschool! With this one we did an adverb game- doing a verb and having others describe how it was done using the strongest adverb they could.
April 15, 2021
Has a great rhyme, not sure if the kids really got it as a read aloud. It’s more for older kids then younger. Jr and Sr high.
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