Through My Telescope is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.5 and Literacy.L.3.2f. Readers will explore the science and history behind the telescope, gaining an understanding of how it works and how it can be used, illustrated by full-page color photographs along with narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with "Tara's Telescope" (9781477726556) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.