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Mr. Littlejohn from Westbrook, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Littlejohn's classroom raised $559

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My students need a variety of 46 quality literature for Literacy Centers that includes books by famous authors/illustrators, different genres, and nonfiction topics.

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Mr. Littlejohn Cumberland Oxford Canal School
Westbrook, ME Grades 3-5

My Students

Students need numerous opportunities to be engaged in books and reading. Through Literacy Centers, I can provide them a time where they can independently explore books and reflect on reading through a variety of ways.

My students are great kids who come from a supportive community.

The population of my school is 41% Title 1A and 69% free and reduced lunch, so there are challenges that my students face each day. Many students return in the fall without having picked up a book during the summer. Reading at home during the school year, or during the summer, for many children can pose a challenge for one reason or another. Seeing the obstacles that kids face each day, it makes my work each school day that much more important, but challenging in its own right. Reading encompasses every subject area. So with almost half of my students needing reading support, it is crucial for me to provide as many opportunities for reading as I can. I want them to feel excited about reading and shower in their successes!

My Project

Literacy Centers are a valuable educational experience, and through these centers children can gain tremendous insight into the vastness that is literature. Through the wealth of these donated books, students will be able to open their eyes to many authors, illustrators, genres, and books that they may not have touched otherwise. It’s a really wonderful feeling when a student can turn to you and say, “I’m really excited to start that center next week!” or “Mr. L., look at this!” These types of exclamations are ones that teachers love to hear, including myself! It puts a smile on my face to see kids beaming with excitement, knowledge, and appreciation of literature. Literacy Centers provide the opportunity to listen, observe, and assist students in the reading, reflecting, planning, and execution of the projects included in each Literacy Center.

My students could benefit greatly from books for this Literacy Centers project in order to gain better reading appreciation, excitement, exposure, fluency, comprehension, connections, and more!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 1 donor
Mr. Littlejohn Cumberland Oxford Canal School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Westbrook, ME 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flotsam David Wiesner, David Wiesner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.53 1 $14.53
The Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Sector 7 David Wiesner, David Wiesner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.68 1 $13.68
Asthma (Rookie Read-About Health ) Sharon Gordon • Barnes and Noble $17.52 1 $17.52
Let's Talk about Diabetes Melanie A. Gordon, M. A. Gordon • Barnes and Noble $13.61 1 $13.61
Allergies Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Pigsty Mark Teague • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Skippyjon Jones Judy Schachner, Judy Schachner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Spotlight on Canada Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
Spotlight on India, Vol. 6 Robin Johnson, Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Spotlight on China, Vol. 5 Robin Johnson, Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Tales of the Greek Heroes Roger Lancelyn Green, Foreword by Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
World Myths Kenneth C. Davis, Sergio Ruzzier (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Mythology (Eyewitness Books Series) Neil Philip, DK Publishing, Manufactured by DK Publishing • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
The Amazing Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog (Tales from the House of Bunnicula Series) James Howe, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41
Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (Stink Series #3) Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Brink of Ex-Stink-Tion (Otto Undercover Series #5) Rhea Perlman, Dan Santat (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41
Pee Wee Scouts: Piles of Pets Alan Tiegreen, Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Garden of Abdul Gasazi Chris Van Allsburg, Allsburg Chris Van, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Probuditi! Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Widow's Broom Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Time of Wonder Robert McCloskey, Robert McCloskey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Island Boy Barbara Cooney, Barbara Cooney (Artist) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
The Wicked Big Toddlah Kevin Hawkes • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Er-Lang and the Suns: A Tale from China Retold by Tony Guo, Karl Edwards (Illustrator), Retold by Euphine Cheung • Barnes and Noble $4.22 1 $4.22
The Five Chinese Brothers Claire Huchet Bishop, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale Ed Young, Tracey Adams • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
The Moon Maiden and Other Asian Folktales Hua Long • Barnes and Noble $9.84 1 $9.84
Ashes for Gold: A Tale from Mexico Retold by Katherine Maitland, Elise Mills (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.22 1 $4.22
Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales Joyce Cooper Arkhurst, Jerry Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Grandfather Tales Richard Chase, Berkeley Williams (Illustrator), Selected by Richard Chase • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
Floods Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
Hurricanes Seymour Simon • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Earthquakes Franklyn M. Branley, Megan Lloyd (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Circus Ship Chris Van Dusen • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers Natasha Wing, Julia Breckenreid (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Hurry up and Slow Down Layn Marlow • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
The Imaginary Garden Andrew Larsen, Irene Luxbacher (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes Margie Palatini, Barry Moser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
My Name Is Sangoel Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, Catherine Stock (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.62 1 $11.62
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson Sharon Robinson, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Under the Snow Melissa Stewart, Constance Rummel Bergum (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer Carol Brendler, Carol H. Brendler, Ard Hoyt (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
Tsunami! Kimiko Kajikawa, Ed Young (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Materials cost

$413.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$474.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.80

Total project goal

$558.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $558.65

1 Donor

-$558.65

Donations toward project cost

-$474.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.80

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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