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DK Eye Wonder Series and the Common Core State Standards Written by Kathleen Odean Librarian, Book Reviewer Workshop Presenter A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW US.DK.COM INTRODUCTION The visually dazzling Eye Wonder books have become a classroom staple over the past ten years. Teachers and librarians count on them to capture student interest and generate excitement about learning. The series offers appealing introductions to topics—such as animals, geography, environment, history, and transportation—that fit into many areas of the curriculum. Taking a survey approach, each book starts with an overview and then highlights subtopics on every doublespread. Excellent color photographs combine with an attractive design to make the books a hit with students. The photo- graphs, some of which have captions and insets, add information and offer support to readers in need of visual clues. All of the books in this popular series share the same eye-catching visuals, distinctive format, and helpful text features. Nonfiction series like Eye Wonder provide the same benefit as fiction series: If a student enjoys one book in the series, there’s a good chance he or she will want to read another. This cuts down on the time between books and builds enthusiasm that’s often shared with fellow students. The Common Core State Standards stress the importance of nonfiction, making the Eye Wonder books more useful than ever. This guide aligns both the series and individual books within the series to the standards for reading informational text. The first section addresses the series as a whole and shows how any of the books can be used with a particular standard. The second section focuses on individual books in turn, offering activity suggestions for using the book in conjunction with a specific standard. For each book, there’s a tie-in to te