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Mrs. Polmateer from Aberdeen, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Plethora of Books!

Help me give my students a greater variety of non-fiction reading and expand series that they have fallen in love with!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Polmateer's classroom raised $488

This project is fully funded

My Project

Wow! This has been such a great learning year in my classroom. Students have jumped levels in reading and have fallen in love with reading. Several of them have reached the middle of a series and are eagerly looking for the next book. Currently, we don't have the rest of the books to help them finish it before the end of the year.

We have read through the library!

These books will help keep us busy through the end of the year, as we continue to grow and learn as life long readers.

Mrs. Polmateer A.J. West 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Baby-Sitters Little Sister Series Set, Books 1-11 • Amazon Business $59.90 1 $59.90
Cat & Cat Adventures: Journey into Unibear City (Cat & Cat Adventures, 3) • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
Bird & Squirrel On the Edge!: A Graphic Novel (Bird & Squirrel #3) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Animal Rescue Friends: Friends Fur-ever (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Animal Rescue Friends (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
A Super Scary Narwhalloween (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #8) • Amazon Business $8.52 1 $8.52
Mercy Watson Is Missing!: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Seven (Tales from Mercy Watson's Deckawoo Drive) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Animal Rescue Friends: Learning New Tricks (Volume 3) • Amazon Business $8.28 1 $8.28
Bird & Squirrel On Ice: A Graphic Novel (Bird & Squirrel #2) • Amazon Business $8.18 1 $8.18
Cat & Cat Adventures: The Goblet of Infinity (Cat & Cat Adventures, 2) • Amazon Business $8.16 1 $8.16
InvestiGators: Off the Hook (InvestiGators, 3) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Buzz, Bee!: Level 1 (National Geographic Readers) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Happy Narwhalidays (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #5) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder (InvestiGators, 5) • Amazon Business $7.13 1 $7.13
InvestiGators: Heist and Seek (InvestiGators, 6) • Amazon Business $7.09 1 $7.09
InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. (InvestiGators, 4) • Amazon Business $7.09 1 $7.09
Narwhalicorn and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #7) • Amazon Business $7.03 1 $7.03
Cat & Cat Adventures: The Goblet of Infinity: A Graphic Novel (Cat & Cat Adventures, 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Legend of the Star Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #25) • Amazon Business $6.50 1 $6.50
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #9) (9) • Amazon Business $6.24 1 $6.24
Hedgehogs (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Naughty Nightcrawlers From Neptune (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #8) • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Bloom of the Flower Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #21) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Nature Club: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #18) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Meerkats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Guarding the Invisible Dragons: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #22) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Eva for President: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #19) • Amazon Business $5.50 1 $5.50
Animal Doctors (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader) • Amazon Business $5.11 1 $5.11
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Ricky Ricotta - Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #7) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #6) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Planes (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pyramids (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Curse of the Shadow Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #23) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Night Sky (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Tide Pools (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
September 11 (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Dawn of the Light Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters 24) (Dragon Masters) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
National Geographic Readers - Bats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
National Geographic Readers - Odd Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
National Geographic Readers - Mummies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
National Geographic Readers - Trucks (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Trains (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky this Way Comes • Amazon Business $4.15 1 $4.15
Race Day (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers - Sleep, Bear! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
National Geographic Readers - Animal Armor (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$348.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.09

Total project goal

$487.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.28

2 Donors

-$316.07

Donations toward project cost

-$283.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.86

match offer

-$154.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$130.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.12

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