Life in India is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.2 and Literacy.L.2.2a. This book teaches readers about the fun and interesting aspects of life in India with full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with "I'm from India (9781477723913) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.