Tour the U.S. Capitol is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.8 and Literacy.L.3.1h. The U.S. Capitol is a famous building rich with history, and readers will learn all about it in this book with full-page color photographs paired with narrative nonfiction text. A map of the capitol is included. This book should be paired with "Carter Visits the U.S. Capitol" (9781477725313) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.