My Allowance is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.6 and Literacy.L.3.1i. Readers learn about how to responsibly use and save an allowance in this book with full-page color photographs paired with narrative nonfiction text. A graphic organizer is included in this book. This book should be paired with "Britney Makes a Budget" (9781477725283) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.