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Ms. Lotts from Monterey VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Appalachian History

My students need 15 nonfiction resource books for lessons in Appalachian History and Culture.

  • $482 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Gifted students in a rural school district need nonfiction reference materials to study Appalachian history and culture.

Many children are unaware of the richness of Appalachian culture, and some are ashamed of their rural roots. Old ways are disappearing, and skills once essential for Appalachian life are quickly being forgotten.

Through study of nonfiction materials, with related activities and high-interest fiction studies, children can begin to develop pride in their community and way of life.

You can help foster this pride and inspire children to help preserve this unique culture.

Ms. Lotts
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A History of Appalachia Richard B. Drake • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Hollows, Peepers, and Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology George Constantz • Barnes and Noble $16.65 1 $16.65
Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys and Games Linda Garland Page (Editor), Hilton Smith (Editor), Designed by Simon J. Bronner • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
The Appalachians: America's First and Last Frontier Mari-Lynn Evans (Editor), Robert Santelli (Editor), Holly George-Warren (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $26.95 1 $26.95
Mountain Hands: A Portrait of Southern Appalachia Sam Venable, Paul Efird (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $22.50 1 $22.50
The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America Jeff Biggers • Barnes and Noble $23.40 1 $23.40
Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park with Side Trails Potomac Appalachian Trail Club • Barnes and Noble $29.65 1 $29.65
Mountain Mysteries: The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia Larry D. Thacker • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region Grace Toney Edwards, Ricky L. Cox, Joann Aust Asbury • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Musical Instruments of the Southern Appalachian Mountains John Rice Irwin, J.R. Irwin • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
Appalachian Home Cooking: History, Culture, and Recipes Mark F. Sohn • Barnes and Noble $23.40 1 $23.40
Encyclopedia of Appalachia Rudy Abramson, Jean Haskell (Editor), Jill Oxendine (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $71.95 1 $71.95
Appalachia: A History John Alexander Williams • Barnes and Noble $19.75 1 $19.75
Appalachian Mountains Jan Mader, Nanci R. Vargus • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Appalachian Values Loyal Jones, Warren E. Brunner, Warren E. Brunner (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95

Materials cost

$335.60

Vendor shipping charges

$33.56

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$395.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.71

Total project goal

$481.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$481.71

10 Donors

-$464.71

Donations toward project cost

-$395.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.00

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$0.00

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