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Ms. Baker from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Essential

My students need 29 high quality children's literature and also nonfiction books including book titles such as "Goodnight Moon" and "Roderick Rules".

  • $514 goal

This project expired on March 1, 2010.

This project expired on March 1, 2010.

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Ms. Baker James John Elementary School
Portland, OR Grades PreK-2

I teach in a low income, high ESL, high needs school. I have a second grade class with 25 students.

While I have some books, they are pretty beat up after years of wear. Students need access to books that look like library and bookstore books, not just program texts that they see in school.

With high quality books, my students will be drawn to read more of a variety of books, thereby becoming better readers.

You can make it possible for lower income students to have high value literacy experiences.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

25 students impacted
Ms. Baker James John Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, OR View local requests

More than half of 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

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Animals of the Savanna Isabel Fonte, Marco Ferraris (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.18 1 $7.18
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals Staff of National Geographic, George McKay • Barnes and Noble $19.96 2 $39.92
DK First Animal Encyclopedia DK Publishing • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Animals Jo Litchfield, Felicity Brooks (Editor), Howard Allman (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
My Big Animal Book Roger Priddy, Manufactured by Priddy Bicknell • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
The Wackiest, Wildest, Weirdest Animals in the World Jack Hanna, Rick A. Prebeg (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $15.99 1 $15.99
Snap!: A Book about Alligators and Crocodiles Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Ronaldinho Jose Maria Obregon, Megan Benson (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $19.12 1 $19.12
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.04 1 $11.04
Horse in Harry's Room (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Syd Hoff, Syd Hoff (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Time for Bed Mem Fox, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Harold and Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition Crockett Johnson, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 3 $18.87
Rafael Marquez Arturo Contro, Megan Benson (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $19.12 1 $19.12
Greatest Stars of the NBA 2004 Cine-Magna, Volume 6: Future Greatest Stars of the NBA Tokyopop, Nba, NBA (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 3 $21.57
Frog and Toad Are Friends: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Peggy Rathmann (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
Scat Carl Hiaasen • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
The Dot Peter H. Reynolds, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.20 1 $11.20
Going to Bed Book Sandra Boynton, Sandra Boynton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Night-Night, Little Pookie Sandra Boynton • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
How to Lose All Your Friends Nancy Carlson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Mommy Hugs Anne Gutman, Georg Hallensleben • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Daddy Kisses Anne Gutman, Chronicle Books, Georg Hallensleben • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #3) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $10.36 3 $31.08
Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #2) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $10.36 3 $31.08
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 3 $24.27

Materials cost

$369.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.93

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$420.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.36

Total project goal

$513.13

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