Life in an Aquarium is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.3 and Literacy.L.2.1e. Readers will follow a student's field trip to an aquarium, gaining an understanding of saltwater habitats and food chains through full-page color photographs along with narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with "e;My Aquarium"e; (9781477722510) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.