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Ms. Stokes from Charlotte NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me Grow Great Readers!

My project needs 37 higher level reading books for my students.

  • $329 goal

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My children love to read! This can be measured in how much their reading levels have grown since the beginning of the year! I teach third grade and have children who have begun to read on a fourth and fifth grade reading level. My school is high needs so it is not able to provide teachers with many resources for our classrooms. Our school library also feels the brunt of the lack of resources and books appropriate for upper grades.

I am currently teaching third grade and it is my second year. I previously taught second grade for a year so most of the books that I have purchased myself were lower level books. My students have adopted my love of reading and are becoming proficient readers. I want to make sure that my classroom library reflects that and that children have books that interest them on all levels.

I am asking for higher level books that I could add to my current classroom library. This would allow students to read on their own levels and continue to challenge themselves and grow as readers. I selected books relating to Science, Social Studies and all types of genres so that they would get the full benefit from the gift.

Your help will ensure that ,as a teacher, I can continue to grow proficient readers who will have a real love for literature.

Ms. Stokes
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Every Autumn Comes the Bear Jim Arnosky, Jim Arnosky (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
All About Lizards Jim Arnosky, Jim Arnosky (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Animals Nobody Loves Seymour Simon, Chronicle Books • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Amazing Aircraft, Vol. 2 Seymour Simon, Chronicle Books • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Always Room for One More Sorche Nic Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Watermelon Money: (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 2 Book) Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.92 1 $2.92
Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School Stan Berenstain Berenstain, With Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Sharon Lerner (Editor), With Jan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Berenstain Bears Save Christmas Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Michael Berenstain, Michael Berenstain (Illustrator), With Mike Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Berenstain Bears And The Slumber Party Stan Berenstain Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain (Illustrator), Jan Berenstain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Beauty and the Beast Jan Brett, Jan Brett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Mike Fink Steven Kellogg, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster Debra Frasier • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
No Such Things Bill Peet, Bill Peet (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Rechenka's Eggs Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor Wendy Towle, Wil Clay (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups David Wisniewski, David Wisniewski (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Ox-Cart Man Donald Hall, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Paul Bunyan Steven Kellogg, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Pecos Bill Steven Kellogg, ALC Staff (Editor), Steven Kellogg (Illustrator), Laura Robb (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Rapunzel Adapted by Paul O. Zelinsky, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Jacob W. Grimm, Brothers Grimm, The Brothers Grimm • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Two Bad Ants Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
Twenty-One Elephants Phil Bildner, Leuyen Pham (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Trees of the Dancing Goats Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Trail of Tears Joseph Bruchac, Diana Magnuson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Time of Wonder Robert McCloskey, Robert McCloskey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
What's Older than a Giant Tortoise? Robert E. Wells, Kathy Tucker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Weaving of a Dream: A Chinese Folktale Retold by Marilee Heyer, Marilee Heyer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Jack and the Beanstalk Steven Kellogg, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$215.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.56

Sales tax

 $9.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$269.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.05

Total project goal

$328.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $328.05

7 Donors

-$281.75

Donations toward project cost

-$269.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$46.30

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