My project needs 38 multicultural myths and legends (books) to supplement our reading curriculum.
$394 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I am a 4th grade teacher working in an underperforming urban California school. My class is a racially diverse group made up of children who are Mexican, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Tongan, and African-American.
As part of the reading curriculum, my students are required to read a variety of multicultural myths and legends. While this is an excellent goal, my school does not provide these stories or offer them in our school library. The few legends that are available are based solely on American and Western European stories. There are no such stories that capture the rich culture of Mexico, South American, Africa, or Asia. Yet, my students would benefit from reading folklore about people and places they have a connection to. They deserve to see themselves in the stories that they read.
I would like to provide these children with a set of multicultural myths and legends from around the world. I have chosen books that represent the ethnic and linguistic backgrounds of my students. These stories will not only help boost their literacy skills but will empower them as people.
Thank you for your support!
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Paul Goble, Paul Goble (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti Adapted by Gerald McDermott, Gerald McDermott, Gerald McDermott (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
How the Turtle Got Its Shell Justine Korman, Ron Fontes, Keiko Motoyama (Illustrator), Kieko Motoyama (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$2.69
1
$2.69
How the Camel Got Its Hump Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes, Keiko Motoyama (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$2.69
1
$2.69
How the Leopard Got Its Spots Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes, Keiko Motoyama (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$2.69
1
$2.69
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes Golden Books, Ron Fontes, Peter Grosshauser (Illustrator), Manufactured by Golden Books
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$2.69
1
$2.69
Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico Nina Jaffe, Enrique O. Sanchez (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America Lulu Delacre
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Emerald Lizard: Fifteen Latin American Tales to Tell in English and Spanish Pleasant DeSpain, Mario Lamo-Jimenez, Don Bell (Illustrator), Mario Lamo-Jimenez (Translator)
• Barnes and Noble
$10.75
1
$10.75
The Legend of the Hummingbird: A Tale from Puerto Rico Retold by Michael Rose Ramirez, Margaret Sanfilippo (Illustrator)
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$4.45
1
$4.45
Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3) Retold by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Ernesto Ramos Nieves (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.59
1
$3.59
Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale Eric Maddern, Frane Lessac (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal (Illustrator)
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$7.19
1
$7.19
A Story, A Story: An African Tale Retold by Gail E. Haley, Gail E. Haley (Illustrator)
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$7.19
1
$7.19
Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico Verna Aardema, Petra Mathers (Illustrator)
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$6.29
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$6.29
Anansi Does The Impossible!: An Ashanti Tale Verna Aardema, Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
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$7.19
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$7.19
Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale Retold by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
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$6.29
1
$6.29
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale Verna Aardema, George W. Bateman, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots: A Swahili Tale of Friendship Retold by Barbara Knutson, Barbara Knutson (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Cherry Tree Ruskin Bond, Allan Eitzen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$9.85
1
$9.85
How the Camel Got His Hump Rudyard Kipling, Lisbeth Zwerger, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
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$6.25
1
$6.25
How the Gecko Lost His Tail Bruce Hale, Bruce Hale (Illustrator)
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$8.05
1
$8.05
How the Moon Regained Her Shape Janet Ruth Ruth Heller, Ben Hodson (Illustrator)
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$8.05
1
$8.05
How the Rainbow Came to Be Alma Flor Ada, Bernice Randall, Vivi Escriva (Illustrator)
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$8.05
1
$8.05
How the Robin Got Its Red Breast: A Legend of the Sechelt People Sechelt Nation, Charles J. Craigan (Illustrator)
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$7.15
1
$7.15
How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears Heather Irbinskas, Kenneth J. Spengler (Illustrator)
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$14.35
1
$14.35
How Two-Feather Was Saved From Loneliness C.J J. Taylor, C. J. Taylor (Illustrator)
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$7.15
1
$7.15
Ghost and Lone Warrior: An Arapaho Legend, Vol. 2 Carrie J. Taylor, C. J. Taylor (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story Retold by Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator)
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$6.30
1
$6.30
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons Joseph Bruchac, Jonathan London, Thomas Locker (Illustrator), With Jonathan London
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$6.29
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$6.29
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest Gerald McDermott, As Told by Gerald McDermott
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$6.30
1
$6.30
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa Gerald McDermott, Gerald McDermott (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.30
1
$6.30
Papagayo: The Mischief Maker Gerald McDermott, Louise A. Howton (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.20
1
$7.20
Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale Adapted by Gerald McDermott, Gerald McDermott (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale Retold by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
Materials cost
$255.48
Vendor shipping charges
$25.55
Sales tax
$18.52
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.39
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$323.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$70.90
Total project goal
$393.90
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$393.90
6 Donors
-$380.00
Donations toward project cost
-$323.00
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