Ana's Community Helpers is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.K.6 and Literacy.L.K.1. Students get to meet various community helpers including dentists, doctors, librarians, and firefighters. Narrative nonfiction text and full-page photographs introduce each featured member. This book should be paired with "e;Our Community Helpers"e; (9781448889174) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.