Liam Goes to Independence Hall is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.5 and Literacy.L.2.1a. Readers will follow Liam as he tours Independence Hall, gaining an understanding of early American history and important symbols of American freedom, complete with full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with Have You Been to Independence Hall? (9781477722657) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.