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Mrs. Jones from Dixmoor, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Jones's classroom raised $415

A Quest for Biographies

My students need 8 copies of 8 different biography books such as "Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?" for their reading groups.

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Mrs. Jones Martin L King Elementary School
Dixmoor, IL Grades 3-5

I am a proud teacher of marvelous and ambitious third graders that love to learn about the lives of famous and historical figures.

Unfortunately, many of our students are unfamiliar with people that are historically important due to the lack of exposure. Newspapers are not written on their level and some of the news is inappropriate for them to hear. The students don't have access to biographies, because there aren't any written in their Reading or Social Studies textbooks. They are always asking about certain people and I give as much information as I can, but reading about that person would give them more facts.

Third graders really get excited about reading chapter books. The "Who Was...?" series of biographies are chapter books that give the students the opportunity not only learn about that particular person, but experience reading a longer book, which some of them have never done. The books are kid-friendly and very entertaining which will peak the interests of the students. The biographies that I am requesting are about Ben Franklin, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman, and others. Reading about these great individuals would increase my students background knowledge about the people that they know, and introduce them to new historical figures.

Your donation would help my students learn about people that are important in American History and make them want to learn about others.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

60 students impacted 2 donors
Mrs. Jones Martin L King Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Bonnie Bader, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Ben Franklin? Dennis Brindell Fradin, John O'Brien (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Amelia Earhart? Kate Boehm Jerome, David Cain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Louis Armstrong? Yona Zeldis McDonough, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Harriet Tubman? Yona Zeldis McDonough, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Harry Houdini? Tui T. Sutherland, John O'Brien (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? Margaret Frith, John O'Brien (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92
Who Was Sacagawea? Dennis Brindell Fradin, Peter Roop, Connie Roop • Barnes and Noble $4.49 8 $35.92

Materials cost

$287.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.74

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$340.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.63

Total project goal

$414.63

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.63

1 Donor

-$400.00

Donations toward project cost

-$340.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.63

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 $0.00

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