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Mrs. Herzog from Hartford, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Home Library is a Wonderful Thing to Have!

My students need books on their level to keep at home including the Arthur series and the Encyclopedia Brown series. Many able readers have home libraries which allow them to experience the joy of reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Herzog's classroom raised $482

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students love to read and I want them to be surrounded by books at home. They can read to their younger siblings, to their parents and to their stuffed animals! Most of the research indicates that the more students read, the better readers they become. I want to give my students that opportunity.

My students come from families where their parents struggle to put food on the table and pay their rent.

Our school has students from many different countries including Thailand (originally from Burma, put placed in Thailand refugee camps), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Somalia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Togo, St. Lucia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc. Students are very motivated to learn and i would like to support them by providing them with the resources they need to be successful. They can follow their dreams and become the doctors, engineers, etc. of the future with our help.

My Project

By providing the students with quality books they will develop, hopefully, a life-long love of reading while improving their reading skills. they will experience the thrill of adventure with jack and Annie in the Magic Tree House series as well as laughter and wonderment in other books.

You will make such a difference in my students' lives by providing the essential tools for success.

My students will be thrilled to be able to have their own home libraries. They deserve no less than their suburban neighbors and you can help to make this happen.

Mrs. Herzog West Middle Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

22 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Favorite Series Arthur Chapter Books-11 Books • AKJ Books $40.77 1 $40.77
Cam Jansen & the Birthday Mystery • AKJ Books $3.48 1 $3.48
Henry & Mudge Get Cold Shivers • AKJ Books $3.48 1 $3.48
Magic Tree House Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 (Magic Tree House Series) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $9.09 1 $9.09
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Junie B. Jones Series) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $11.08 1 $11.08
Magic Tree House Boxed Set: Books 1-28 Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $76.40 1 $76.40
Are You My Mother? P. D. Eastman, P. D. Eastman (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $0.00 1 $0.00
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? book + CD set Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Are You My Mother? P. D. Eastman, P. D. Eastman (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
A Fly Went By Mike McClintock, Marshall McClintock, Fritz Siebel (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
Arthur's Fire Drill (Arthur Adventures Series) Marc Brown • AKJ BOOKS $3.41 1 $3.41
The Eric Carle Mini Library: A Storybook Gift Set (World of Eric Carle Series) Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $10.25 1 $10.25
Little Bear Boxed Set (I Can Read Book Series) Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.17 1 $8.17
Encyclopedia Brown Box Set Donald J. Sobol • AKJ BOOKS $17.06 1 $17.06
Adventures of Little Bear (I Can Read Series) Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.82 1 $6.82
Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl (Junie B. Jones Series #17) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $4.26 1 $4.26
Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman, Caroline Binch (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $11.61 1 $11.61
More Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron, Ann Strugnell (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $4.26 1 $4.26
The Stories Julian Tells (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Ann Cameron, Ann Strugnell (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $12.60 1 $12.60
Magic Tree House Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 (Magic Tree House Series) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $9.09 1 $9.09
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Junie B. Jones Series) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $11.08 1 $11.08
Are You My Mother? P. D. Eastman, P. D. Eastman (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $0.00 1 $0.00
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? book + CD set Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Are You My Mother? P. D. Eastman, P. D. Eastman (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
A Fly Went By Mike McClintock, Marshall McClintock, Fritz Siebel (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
Arthur's Fire Drill (Arthur Adventures Series) Marc Brown • AKJ BOOKS $3.41 1 $3.41
The Eric Carle Mini Library: A Storybook Gift Set (World of Eric Carle Series) Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $10.25 1 $10.25
Little Bear Boxed Set (I Can Read Book Series) Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.17 1 $8.17
Encyclopedia Brown Box Set Donald J. Sobol • AKJ BOOKS $17.06 1 $17.06
Adventures of Little Bear (I Can Read Series) Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.82 1 $6.82
Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl (Junie B. Jones Series #17) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $4.26 1 $4.26
Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman, Caroline Binch (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $11.61 1 $11.61
More Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron, Ann Strugnell (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $4.26 1 $4.26
The Stories Julian Tells (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Ann Cameron, Ann Strugnell (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $12.60 1 $12.60

Materials cost

$369.15

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$409.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.30

Total project goal

$481.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$481.99

2 Donors

-$481.99

Donations toward project cost

-$409.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.30

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$0.00

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