How We Use Water is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.6 and Literacy.L.1.4. Students learn about water and why it is important to all living things. The fun side of water, such as playing in sprinklers and swimming is also explored. This book should be paired with “The Ways We Use Water" (9781448890132) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.