Matt Does Math at the Ball Game is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.7 and Literacy.L.1.5. Large color illustrations of baseball-related addition and subtraction problems along with narrative nonfiction text are used to illustrate basic math operations through the use of this recreational activity. This book should be paired with Let’s Do Math at the Store (9781448888092) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.