- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing ageappropriate vocabulary.- This series meets the Reading First initiative.- The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words.- Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies.Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies StandardsCulture: I- Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture.Individual Development and Identity: IV- Work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals.- Explore factors that contribute to one's personal identity such as interests, capabilities, and perceptions.- Describe the unique features of one's nuclear and extended families.- Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence the individual's daily life and personal choices.