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

A Library for Developing Minds

My students need an assortment of books to expand their knowledge and understanding of nonfiction topics that fuel their curiosity for the world they live in.

  • $564 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Help my 3rd graders develop a greater understanding of science, social studies and technology while they prepare themselves to be the future literate citizens of our society.

My students are 3rd graders in a Title 1 public school.

For most of them, English is a second language. Over 85% of my students also receive free or reduced lunch and therefore come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Seven of my students are identified as students with special needs. Despite all of this, they are an amazing bunch of youngsters who would light up your day with their curiosity and excitement for learning.

My Project

In order to reach the literacy goals for my students this year, we need more books. Specifically, we need more nonfiction books that are sorely lacking in the classroom library. My students need high-interest real world books that will capture their attention and motivate them to find the answers to their many questions. By allowing their interests to motivate them, I will be able to teach them the reading strategies they will need to become best readers they can be.

As an educator, I take my role very seriously.

Because of this, I know that my students will be the next generation of literate, free-thinking members of our society. They will help solve some of the very problems that plague our world today and make things better for future generations.

Mr. Turner
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eyewitness Weather Brian Cosgrove • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Jungle Theresa Greenaway • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Robot (Eyewitness Books Series) Roger Bridgman, DK Publishin • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Train • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Skeleton • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Seashore (Eyewitness Book Series) Steve Parker, Elizabeth He • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Whale • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Dance (Eyewitness Books Series) Andree Grau, DK Publishing, • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Animal • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Dinosaur David Lambert • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Cat • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness: Eagles and Birds of Prey Jemima Parry-Jones, Eye • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Astronomy • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Amphibian • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Archeology • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Bird David Burnie • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Ancient China • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
DK Eyewitness: Dog (DK Eyewitness Books Series) Juliet Clutt • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Evolution Linda Gamlin • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Forensic Science • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Ancient Greece • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Chemistry (Eyewitness Books Series) Ann Newmark, Laura Bulle • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Crime & Detection • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Great Musicians • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Money (Eyewitness Books Series) Joe Cribb, Laura Buller • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Mummy [With Clip-Art CD and Poster] James Putnam, • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Shark • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Bird • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Planets • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Dinosaur • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Seashore • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Reptile • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Desert • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Dog • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Volcano • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Human Machine • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Cat • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48

Materials cost

$442.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.46

Total project goal

$563.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$563.09

6 Donors

-$545.45

Donations toward project cost

-$478.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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