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

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The Mean Green Reading Machine

My students need 17 books on gardening and going green like "The Lorax" and "Easy to be Green", 14 books on reducing, reusing, and recycling to preserve the planet like "The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle", 8 books on soil, composting, and worms like "Diary of a Worm", and 5 books on climate change like "A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids."

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Ms. Emily Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Eugene, OR Grades 3-5

I teach all subjects (language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and health) to 22 5th grade students. I teach in a diverse, public, neighborhood elementary school that serves a high-need community of kindergarten to fifth graders. Of our approximately 400 students, 14% are Limited English Proficient and 68% qualify for free and reduced lunch. Our school also has a high percentage of children with autism. Our school is part of the Oregon Green Schools movement. We are committed to recycle, reduce our waste, save energy, and conserve water. 4th and 5th grade students are active stewards of our school's vegetable and native plants garden. Students also run a compost station in the school cafeteria and are active in a Green Club that works to conduct waste audits and educate the student body about green issues.

My students are passionate about green issues and often ask for book recommendations to help them learn more about the issues facing our planet. 4th and 5th grade students are paired with kindergarten and first grade buddies and the older students often ask for books to share with their younger buddies to help them understand why we compost in the cafeteria or help them learn more about recycling. At this time, we don't have many books in our school library to address these issues and we lack a librarian and the funds to order green-themed literature appropriate for elementary learners.

I would like to order books on four green themes: reducing/reusing/recycling, gardening, soil and composting, and climate change. Having books on these themes will help students learn more about the issues that face our school, community, state, country, and planet. Books on gardening and composting will help students better understand what they are doing and why as they care for our school gardens. The books will further develop the ideas they are learning about reducing waste, reusing, and recycling and help them expand their knowledge to other areas of their community. In general, literature will provide students with another access point to learn science content as well as through hands-on experience. I have selected a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, at different levels to support the development of all students in our school from kindergarten to fifth grade. The variety of books will provide different access points for students to connect to and make sense of the content at different points in their school experience. Reading high-interest books such as these will improve students' reading comprehension as well as help them develop a life-long love of reading and learning.

Your help will make it possible for my students to have books on green issues available for them to read at school. This is particularly important to our student population because they may not have access to books outside of school. Reading books will help my students learn more about the world they live in and encourage them to think globally as they reduce, reuse, and recycle at school, and plant and compost in their own backyards.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

400 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Emily Cesar Chavez Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Eugene, 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

400 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Biomass: Fueling Change Niki Walker • Barnes and Noble $23.94 1 $23.94
From Seed to Plant Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Michael Recycle Ellie Bethel, Alexandra Colombo (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $11.51 1 $11.51
Garbage and Recycling Rosie Harlow, Sally Morgan • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Reusing and Recycling Charlotte Guillain • Barnes and Noble $18.63 1 $18.63
My Big Green Teacher: Recycling: It's Easy Being Green Michelle Glennon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
My Big Green Teacher: Conserving Our Energy "Please Turn off the Lights" Michelle Glennon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
The Dumpster Diver Janet S. Wong, David Roberts (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
The Lorax Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug Ellie Bethel, Alexandra Colombo (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $11.51 1 $11.51
A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do about It Julie Hall, Sarah Lane (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling (Little Green Books Series) Alison Inches, Pete Whitehead (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Alison Inches, Viviana Garofoli (Illustrator), (Children's) Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Nuria Roca, Rosa Maria Curto (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Why Should I Save Energy? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Why Should I Save Water? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Why Should I Recycle? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Why Should I Protect Nature? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Where Does the Garbage Go? (Let's-Read-and-Find-out Science Book)) Paul Showers, Randy Chewning (Illustrator), Randy Chewing (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling Alison Inches, Mark Chambers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Easy to Be Green: Simple Activities You Can Do to Save the Earth Ellie O'Ryan, Lola Ivanke (Illustrator), Ivanke & Lola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots: Gardening together with Children Sharon Lovejoy • Barnes and Noble $11.16 1 $11.16
Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening Laurie Carlson • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
How and Why Seeds Travel Elaine Pascoe, Joel Kupperstein (Editor), Dwight Kuhn (Photographer), Designed by Carmela Burgos • Barnes and Noble $3.14 1 $3.14
50 Ways to Save the Earth Anne Jankeliowitch, Philippe Bourseiller (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth Sophie Javna, The Earthworks Group • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming Lynne Cherry, Gary Braasch, Gary Braasch (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
Earth Matters Foreword by David Rothschild • Barnes and Noble $22.49 1 $22.49
Bella's Chocolate Surprise Adam Guillain, Elke Steiner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Soil Rebecca Faulkner • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Dirt Steve Tomecek, Nancy Woodman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Organic Gardening for Kids Elizabeth Scholl • Barnes and Noble $26.95 1 $26.95
Wonderful Worms Linda Glaser • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Compost, by Gosh!: An Adventure with Vermicomposting Michelle Eva Portman, Michelle Eva Portman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Composting: Nature's Recyclers Robin Michal Koontz, Matthew Harrad (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $22.73 1 $22.73
Worms Eat Our Garbage Katie Sharp, Kathy Mitchell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.26 1 $10.26
Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Handful of Dirt Raymond Bial, Raymond Bial (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field Series) Loree Griffin Burns • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming David, Cambria Gordon • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
An Environmental Guide from A to Z Tim Magner, Aubri Vincent-Barwood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Way of Water (Gaia Girls Series #2) Lee Welles, Carol Coogan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.36 1 $10.36
Enter the Earth (Gaia Girls Series #1) Lee Welles, Ann Hameister (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.36 1 $10.36
The Everything Green Classroom Book: From recycling to conservation, all you need to create an eco-friendly learning environment Tessa Hill • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Garden of the Spirit Bear: Life in the Great Northern Rainforest Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Deborah J. Milton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
Girls Who Looked under Rocks Jeannine Atkins, Paula Conner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05

Materials cost

$545.14

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$562.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.44

Total project goal

$685.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $685.76

2 Donors

-$98.00

Donations toward project cost

-$80.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.64

match offer

-$587.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$481.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.80

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