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2024-25 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Books for Broncos!

Help me give my students the opportunity to read the K-2nd and 3rd-5th Louisiana Young Readers Choice 2024-2025 Books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Thibodeaux's classroom raised $1,020

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Every year, the Louisiana State Library create a list of books for Kindergarten-2nd graders and a list of books for 3rd-5th graders. According to the State Library's website, since 1999, "Louisiana’s young people have read nearly 1.5 million books and cast over 460,000 votes... . The purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading... by motivating (children) to participate in the recognition of outstanding books. The lists are well-balanced selections of high-quality fiction, nonfiction, and poetry." The students are challenged to read as many of the books as possible. If they read at least three of the books, they are able to vote on their favorite. Through this process, the students learn about voting and elections. Students from the whole state participate to let their voices be heard.

We have older "buddies" read to the Kindergarten-2nd graders the LA Young Readers Choice (LYRC) books aloud.

I also read the LYRC books aloud to classes in the library. This year, I plan to have an exchange among teachers so they can have a book a week to read aloud in class.

For 3rd-5th graders, the students check out the books, sometimes read the picture books in groups in the library, and occasionally I read these aloud to the library classes. The fifth graders who read the most books, show comprehension with AR tests and show the most interest are able to be on our Battle of the Books Team. They prepare for the five rounds at the April competition at ArtBreak. We competed against 29 teams and came in 13th place for our first year!

At the end of the year, we vote for our favorite LYRC books. Then we celebrate with a LYRC Party and announce the books that won the most votes.

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Shreveport, LA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Civics & Government
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Thibodeaux Forest Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story • Amazon Business $16.04 2 $32.08

Endlessly Ever After: Pick YOUR Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! • Amazon Business $15.19 2 $30.38

Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky • Amazon Business $14.40 2 $28.80

The Boy Who Loved Maps • Amazon Business $14.37 2 $28.74

Knight Owl (Caldecott Honor Book) (The Knight Owl Series, 1) • Amazon Business $14.16 2 $28.32

Acorn Was a Little Wild • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98

Just Wild Enough: Mireya Mayor, Primatologist (She Made History) • Amazon Business $13.70 2 $27.40

I Am Ruby Bridges • Amazon Business $13.67 2 $27.34

Gigi and Ojiji (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $13.59 2 $27.18

Nour's Secret Library • Amazon Business $13.19 2 $26.38

Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98

Chester van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98

Sort of Super (1) • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98

Gibberish • Amazon Business $12.89 2 $25.78

Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams • Amazon Business $12.69 2 $25.38

Stinetinglers: All New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales (Stinetinglers, 1) • Amazon Business $12.69 2 $25.38

The Polter-Ghost Problem • Amazon Business $12.59 2 $25.18

How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?: A Picture Book • Amazon Business $12.48 2 $24.96

Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy #1: Rory and the Magical MixUps • Amazon Business $12.39 2 $24.78

The Pet Potato • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98

Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep • Amazon Business $11.96 2 $23.92

Lou: A Children's Picture Book About a Fire Hydrant and Unlikely Neighborhood Hero • Amazon Business $11.29 2 $22.58

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion • Amazon Business $11.29 2 $22.58

I'm Terrified of Bath Time • Amazon Business $11.19 2 $22.38

I Cannot Draw a Horse • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98

Tiny Dino • Amazon Business $10.64 2 $21.28

Just Right Jillian • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98

Maizy Chen's Last Chance: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $9.96 2 $19.92

Surviving the Wild: Star the Elephant • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98

Escalofríos / Stinetinglers: All New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95

Blablablá: (Gibberish Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.32 1 $13.32

Materials cost			$758.85
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$66.40
3rd party payment processing fee			$11.38
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$866.63
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$152.93
Total project goal			$1,019.56
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$1,019.56
8 Donors			-$1,016.62
Donations toward project cost			-$866.63
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$149.99
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$2.94
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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2024-25 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Books for Broncos!

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