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Mrs. King from Council Bluffs IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Opening Minds and Hearts to the World of Books

My students need 1-5 copies each of 19 books, including "Owl Moon", "My Teacher's Secret Life" and "In My Family (En Mi Familia)".

  • $570 goal

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I am the literacy coach for a building with high-poverty students (k-5)in Iowa. We average over 80% of our students on free and reduced lunches.

We are adopting a new literacy model that will turn our teachers and students in to literacy experts. The model calls for teaching about literature through genres.

We are in need of good literature to use as mentor texts as well as for our children to read in small group instruction. Students and teachers will have access to multiple titles within a genre that they can read, compare, contrast and just enjoy.

Your help will allow my students to access books that they otherwise would never read. You can literally open their minds and hearts to a good book!

Mrs. King
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Just Plain Fancy Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
In My Family (En Mi Familia) Carmen Lomas Garza, David Schecter (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
My Very Own Room (Mi Propio Cuartito) Amada Irma Perez, Maya Christina Gonzalez • Barnes and Noble $7.15 2 $14.30
Saturday at the New You Barbara E. Barber, Anna Rich (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 2 $12.50
Things I Like about Grandma Francine Haskins, Francine Haskins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 2 $14.30
Today I'M Going Fishing with My Dad N. L. Sharp, Chris L. Demarest (Illustrator), Chris L. Demarest (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 2 $17.90
Keeping Quilt Patricia Polacco • Barnes and Noble $16.15 2 $32.30
My Mountain Song Shutta Crum, Ted Rand (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 2 $28.80
My Teacher's Secret Life Stephen Krensky, Joann Adinolfi (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 3 $18.87
Owl Moon Jane Yolen, John Schoenherr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Sitti's Secrets Naomi Shihab Nye, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Tar Beach Faith Ringgold, Faith Riggold • Barnes and Noble $6.29 2 $12.58
Tar Beach Faith Ringgold, Faith Ringgold (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.20 1 $16.20
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe Vera B. Williams, Vera B. Williams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 3 $18.87
Twister Darleen Bailey Beard, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 3 $18.75
Voices in the Park Anthony Browne • Barnes and Noble $7.19 2 $14.38
When Lightning Comes in a Jar: Come to a Family Reunion Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 2 $30.58
When Lightning Comes in a Jar Ernest L. Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Keeping Quilt Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45

Materials cost

$393.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.34

Sales tax

 $19.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$467.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.58

Total project goal

$569.90

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $569.90

12 Donors

-$569.90

Donations toward project cost

-$467.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.58

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