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Just the Facts, Please! Part 4

My students need 40 nonfiction books written at their independent reading levels, including a number of "Magic School Bus" titles.

  • $485 goal

This project expired on December 21, 2010.

This project expired on December 21, 2010.

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Ms. P.
Grades 3-5

My Students

Third graders have millions of burning questions. Why do we have day and night? How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? How tall is the tallest building in the world? My students' insatiable curiosity could be satisfied through a nonfiction library!

I teach some of the wisest and most wonderful third graders in Massachusetts.

Many of my students speak English as a second language, and their families have come here from all over the world. Over half of my students are low income. Despite the challenges they face, however, these children attack school with gusto. They soak up knowledge like little sponges, and they're always hungry for more. Fortunately, our school's expanded, eight-hour day allows for in depth reading and writing around the topics that interest them, including twelve weeks of study around the nonfiction genre.

My Project

Studies have shown that students' ability to read and comprehend nonfiction texts is critical for success in high school and college. More immediately, my students need to know how to access nonfiction so that they can be successful on the state standardized tests. My nonfiction unit helps my students decipher these texts, and often ignites interests in topics previously unfamiliar to my students. However, my classroom library needs more nonfiction books written at my students' independent reading levels, so that they can practice the skills they are learning during reading. Without this practice, they cannot achieve above grade level.

Your donation of nonfiction books for my classroom library will enhance my readers workshop, supplement science and social studies, and allow my students to diversify their independent reading and develop necessary skills for success.

Thank you for your consideration!

20 students impacted
Ms. P. Grades 3-5 20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ladybugs Claire Llewellyn, Barrie Watts • Barnes and Noble $2.47 1 $2.47
Lions in Danger Helen Orme, Tricia Holford • Barnes and Noble $20.48 1 $20.48
Rhinos in Danger Helen Orme • Barnes and Noble $20.48 1 $20.48
Whales Joan Short, Deborah Savin (Illustrator), Bettina Bird • Barnes and Noble $4.22 1 $4.22
Caves and Caverns Gail Gibbons, Dave Gibbons • Barnes and Noble $11.83 1 $11.83
Building Green-Scrapers Steven L. Stern • Barnes and Noble $21.60 1 $21.60
Eating Green Sunita Apte • Barnes and Noble $21.60 1 $21.60
Making Cities Green Jeanette Leardi • Barnes and Noble $19.19 1 $19.19
Traveling Green Jacqueline A. Ball • Barnes and Noble $19.19 1 $19.19
Using Earth's Underground Heat Nancy White • Barnes and Noble $21.60 1 $21.60
Water (True Book) Christin Ditchfield, Jan Jenner, Nanci R. Vargus • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
What Do Sharks Eat for Dinner?: Questions and Answers about Sharks Melvin Berger, John Rice (Illustrator), Gilda Berger • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Why Don't Haircuts Hurt?: Questions and Answers about the Human Body Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Karen Barnes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Can Snakes Crawl Backward?: Questions and Answers about Reptiles Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Alan Male (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Oceans Neil Morris • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Why Do Volcanoes Blow Their Tops?: Questions and Answers about Volcanoes and Earthquakes Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Barbara Higgins Bond (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Can It Rain Cats and Dogs?: Questions & Answers about Weather (Scholastic Question & Answer Series) Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Robert Sullivan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life, Vol. 0 Sidnee Wheelwright (Photographer), Molly Cone • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Insect Bodies (World of Insects Series) Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
What Is the Animal Kingdom? Bobbie D. Kalman, Greg Nickles, Kathryn Smithyman • Barnes and Noble $5.08 1 $5.08
Bug-a-Licious Meish Goldish • Barnes and Noble $19.32 1 $19.32
Prehistoric Beasts Andrew Goldsmith • Barnes and Noble $20.48 1 $20.48
Do Stars Have Points?: Questions and Answers About Stars and Planets Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Vincent Di Fate (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
How Do Flies Walk Upside Down?: Questions and Answers about Insects Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Jim Effler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
How Do Frogs Swallow With Their Eyes? Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Karen Carr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.08 1 $5.08
Don't Know Much About the Solar System Kenneth C. Davis, Pedro Martin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Armadillo Steve Potts, James E. Taulman • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic!: One Voyage You'd Rather Not Make David Stewart, David Antram (Illustrator), Created by David Salariya • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
The Humpback Whale Randy Frahm, Frederick Wenzel • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Worldwise : Insects & Spiders, Vol. 6 Penny Clarke, Carolyn Scrace (Illustrator), Created by David Salariya • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
China - The Culture Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Me and My Amazing Body Joan Sweeney, Annette Cable (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan, Created by Bruce Degen • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Sun Gregory L. Vogt • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93

Materials cost

$380.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$421.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.94

Total project goal

$484.16

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