My students need 25 copies of D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths.
$604 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Do you remember which Greek goddess sprang fully formed from her father's head? I do: Athena. And I remember that because I read a beautiful book named _D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths_ when I was in high school. Today I am a 10th grade English teacher at an inner-city charter school that is committed to helping its students make it in college. Statistics state that our kids are unlikely to graduate high school. However, I do not want my students' backgrounds to be a reason for them to learn less or to be less captivated by learning than I was in my own affluent suburban high school. And that is why I am writing to you.
Literate readers seldom think about it, but our language and literature swim with references to historical events, other texts... and above all, Greek myths. From names of constellations, to references in Shakespeare, to telling your sister "not to open that Pandora's box", Greek mythology is everywhere. My charter school is committed to helping our kids succeed in college, and being able to make it in college requires this kind of cultural literacy. But right now, many of the historical and mythological references my kids read whiz right past them.
I gained my knowledge of the Greek myths by reading _D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths_. It is beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, and its hardcover version could pass as a coffee table book. I distinctly remember poring over the charming illustrations as I read and learned about Hera, Zeus, and the whole Olympian gang. And I know that the information in that book has stayed with me after all these years because the physical reading experience was so enjoyable.
A class set of _D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths_ will spark in my students the love of Greek mythology that it did for me. Sure, I could ask my kids to look up the information on the Internet, but the reading experience would not be the same. Your help will ensure that my inner-city students have the rewarding, joyful reading experience I did. And who knows- maybe 3 years from now, one of my students will be quizzing their college roommate on how Athena was born!
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