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We are grateful to national organizations for their work in providing new standards for educators around the country. In writing this book, we have examined the following national standards and want to thank these organizations for their work in updating standards for today’s learners. American Association of School Librarians (AASL) who published new National School Library Stan- dards for Learners, Librarians, and Libraries in 2017. We encourage all librarians reading this book to order their own copy of the new standards from the AASL website and to join its professional organization. Our lessons correlate to its domains, shared foundations, and key commitments for learners. National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) who created the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Frame- work for Social Studies State Standards. We thank the NCSS for believing that social studies should be taught under an “arc of Inquiry.” The Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS) have been integrated into many lesson plans that embrace a science topic. We thank the NGSS Lead States organization who wrote the Next Generation Science Stan- dards: For States, 2013. Its cross-cutting concepts often provide connections for literature and reading. We have also embraced the recent focus on social-emotional learning (SEL), which is currently in fledg- ling status around the United States. Believing that the library and reading activities can help our students build a healthy emotional well-being, we often refer to SEL. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have provided a goal of strengthening reading and writing, pro- viding a higher standard for today’s learners. Libraries should work hand-in-hand with classroom teachers to deliver instruction supporting these learning objectives. In correlating lessons to these standards, we sometimes reference a specific number, but we may also refer to general standard-specific language such as “cross-cutting concepts,” “domains,” or other standard-­ specific terminology pointing out alignments. This is done to either target a concept across grade-levels or denote how an activity could tie-in for various grades. PREFACE