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Mrs. Guillot from La Place, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Guillot's classroom raised $374

Curious About Animals; Let's Read Non-Fiction Books

My students need 14 non-fiction books about animals in our school library.

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Mrs. Guillot East St John Preparatory Academy
La Place, LA Grades 3-5

My Students

Our students are curious about animals and are very limited when checking out books from our library. Two new series "Animal Extremes" and "Animal Offsprings" would be great for our students with reading levels 2.5-5.5.

Our public school currently enrolls grades Pre-K through 8th grade.

We have over 600 students; many of whom are eager to read something new. Our school uses the Accelerated Reading program (A.R. for short). Students take a test to determine their reading level and then check-out two books per visit from the library. Students will read on their own and access the computer program for a short quiz. Students will earn points for answering questions regarding their book. Teachers monitor each students progress and can change their reading level as needed. Students can pick any book in their level, but most of our students pick from the same genre each time. Our library has creative displays and characters of popular series around the room. I use lots of tools to encourage them to try something new.

My Project

Our whole library is geared toward the Accelerate Reader program. All of our books are shelved by book level, starting at 0.5 through 12.0; but our average reading level is 3.0-5.0. I created a special section for series that students checked out most frequently; including our animal books. Unfortunately, we only have one animal book series containing 25 books. After some research, I found two series that will focus on animals in new ways. "Animal Extremes" uses six categories to compare animals: cold, deep, fast, high, hot and old. Students will learn about many animals in each book with comparisons. In the "Animal Offspring" series, students will learn about the adult and "baby" in a set of 9 books. Both of these series will be great additions for the reading level and the interest topic.

Being curious is a good thing!

Expanding knowledge through reading is a great way to zone in on individual interests. Our students show an interest in animals, but our library is limited. With the purchase of these two new series, students now (and for years to come) can learn and feed their curiosity.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

500 students impacted 25 donors
Mrs. Guillot East St John Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

500 students impacted 25donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cold, Colder, Coldest: Animals That Adapt to Cold Weather Michael Dahl, Brian Jensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $20.55 1 $20.55
Deep, Deeper, Deepest: Animals That Go to Great Depths Michael Dahl, Brian Jensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $21.64 1 $21.64
Fast, Faster, Fastest: Animals That Move at Great Speeds Michael Dahl, Brian Jensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $20.55 1 $20.55
High, Higher, Highest: Animals That Go to Great Heights Michael Dahl, Brian Jensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $21.64 1 $21.64
Hot, Hotter, Hottest: Animals That Adapt to Great Heat Michael Dahl, Brian Jensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $21.64 1 $21.64
Old, Older, Oldest: Animals That Live Long Lives Michael Dahl, Brian Jensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $21.64 1 $21.64
Baboons and Their Infants (Animal Offspring Series) Linda Tagliaferro • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03
Bears and Their Cubs (Animal Offspring Series) Linda Tagliaferro • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03
Dogs and Their Puppies (Animal Offspring Series) Linda Tagliaferro • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03
Robins and Their Chicks (Animal Offspring Series) Linda Tagliaferro • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03
Elephants and Their Calves Margaret C. Hall, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor), Carol Buckley • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03
Penguins and Their Chicks Margaret C. Hall, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor), Brete G. Griffin • Barnes and Noble $16.17 1 $16.17
Tigers and Their Cubs Margaret C. Hall, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor), Tammy Quist • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03
Cows and Their Calves Margaret C. Hall, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor), Steven Stewart • Barnes and Noble $17.03 1 $17.03

Materials cost

$263.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$325.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.56

Total project goal

$373.57

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $373.57

24 Donors

-$372.43

Donations toward project cost

-$325.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.14

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