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Mrs. Alberts from Harlingen, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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1 Year + 2020 Books = 45 High Achieving Bookworms

My students need 59 fifth grade leveled books so they can meet their goal of reading 2020 books this year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alberts's classroom raised $510

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Celebrate 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.

No matter how young you are, you can make a difference in the world. The students in my classroom and school will strive to impact and change the world throughout their lives. I teach reading, science, and tutorials to the fifth grade. My school serves a high-need community where approximately 97% of my students qualify for free or reduced lunch. I am a member of Teach for America in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Teach for America's vision is that "one day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education."

Everyday my fifth graders hand me library and classroom books that are falling apart. They struggle because pages are falling out and the book bindings are deteriorated. Because of our under-resourced library, they constantly search and become frustrated when they can not find books on their reading level. My students WANT to become life long readers. The fifth grade will read 2020 books this year. This will be about 1 book per week per child. This number is significant because it is the year they will graduate from college.

In order to reach this ambitious and feasible goal, my students will need materials that are on a 5th grade reading level for them to read. They will need texts that develop their fluency and critical thinking skills. They understand that reading will be an integral part of any career they choose. Help me develop my students' class library by giving them the books to devour in order to soar above our 2020 goal.

Your help is instrumental for my students to reach our 2020 goal. You will ensure my 5th grader's read stories that are challenging and meaning. You are vital in making my class read and succeed.

Mrs. Alberts Zavala Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Nearly all 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

45 students impacted 23donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Baseball in April and Other Stories • AKJ Books $6.10 1 $6.10
Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles Series #4) Collins • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Abel's Island William Steig • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Bette Bao Lord, Marc Simont (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia Maclachlan • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Blue Willow Doris Gates, Paul Lantz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear Lensey Namioka, Kees Dekiefte (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Devil's Arithmetic Jane Yolen • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Glory Field Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Pink y Say Patricia Polacco • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Meet Danitra Brown Nikki Grimes, Niki Grimes, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Amigos del otro lado/Friends from the Other Side Gloria E. Anzaldua, Harriet Rohmer (Editor), David Schecter (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
All for the Better: A Story of El Barrio Nicholasa Mohr, Rudy Gutierrez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.52 1 $6.52
Too Many Tamales Gary Soto, Ed Martinez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Beyond the Ridge Paul Goble, Paul Goble (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Summer of the Monkeys Wilson Rawls • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Boy Who Saved Baseball John H. Ritter • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Grand Escape Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alan Daniel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Incident at Hawk's Hill Allan W. Eckert, John Schoenherr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E.L. Konigsburg • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Earthquake Terror Peg Kehret • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Winter Room Gary Paulsen • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85
Pigs Might Fly Dick King-Smith, Mary Rayner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Mick Harte Was Here Barbara Park, Sam Llewellyn • Barnes and Noble $4.95 1 $4.95
Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World Katherine Hannigan • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Henry and Beezus Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Guests Michael Dorris • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Fantastic Mr. Fox Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Encore for Eleanor Bill Peet • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary, Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Charlie Bone and the Beast (Children of the Red King Series #6) Nimmo • Barnes and Noble $8.79 1 $8.79
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery Deborah Howe, James Howe, Alan Daniel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, B. M. Mooyaart (Translator), Eleanor Roosevelt (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Aliens for Lunch Stephanie Spinner, Jonathan Etra, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Westing Game Ellen Raskin • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Flunking of Joshua T. Bates (A Yearling Books Series) Susan Richards Shreve, Diane de Groat (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.95 1 $4.95
Danny the Champion of the World Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Charlotte's Web: The Reusable Sticker Book Lana Jacobs, E. B. White • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Cay Theodore Taylor • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Castle in the Attic Elizabeth Winthrop, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Cabin Faced West Jean Fritz, Feodor Rojankovsky (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Babe: The Gallant Pig Dick King-Smith, Mary Rayner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Anastasia Krupnik Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Song of the Trees Mildred D. Taylor, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Strider Beverly Cleary, Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Stuart Little E. B. White, Garth Williams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Phantom Tollbooth • AKJ Books $6.10 1 $6.10

Materials cost

$356.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.67

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$418.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.76

Total project goal

$509.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $509.76

19 Donors

-$491.76

Donations toward project cost

-$418.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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