Volcanoes: Shaping Earth is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.4 and Literacy.L.2.2e. Volcanoes are one of Earth's most formative forces, and readers will learn why with in this book that includes full-page color photographs paired with narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with "e;Volcanoes Change the Land"e; (9781477723999) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.