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Celebrating 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.
Thank you for yout interest in my Donors Choose project All Are Welcome Here.
My goal is to fill my classroom library with enriching books that represent cultures from all around the world.
There are a number of organizations that award children’s literature based on its cultural and diverse nature. Although there are hundreds of texts that have won such awards and honors, I have selected twenty-five texts to begin building my diverse library collection. These books include winners or honors of the Coretta Scott King Award, American Youth Indian Award, Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award, and the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award.
Why is having a diverse classroom library important? Great question! Here in Clark County, the highest demographic of elementary students is of Hispanic/Latino descent at almost half of the student population. The white demographic is about five percent more than the Black/African American demographic. All other demographics, including Asian/Asian Pacific Islander, Hawaiian, and American Indian, are less than ten percent of the demographic.
As you can see, there is a diverse range of students in our district. Each and every child is important, and their cultures should be represented in the literature they are exposed to. However, roughly 44% of children’s books contain only white characters and do not represent the majority of the students they are being read to. By adding the books I have requested to my library, I will be welcoming all students of any background to find themselves in these stories. Students will be able to read and learn about the cultures of their peers. All are welcome, and all are represented here!
Having this project funded will mean the world to me and my students (pun intended)! Thank you for your support!
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set (paperback book set)
• MahoganyBooks
$21.57
1
$21.57
Drawn Together (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$20.00
1
$20.00
Bowwow Powwow (hardcover picture book)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$20.00
1
$20.00
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$20.00
1
$20.00
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$20.00
1
$20.00
Ohana Means Family (hardcover picture book)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$19.00
1
$19.00
50 Adventures in the 50 States (Volume 10) (The 50 States, 10)
• Amazon Business
$16.59
1
$16.59
Key Player (Front Desk #4)
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Where Are You From? (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$16.00
1
$16.00
Milo Imagines the World (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$16.00
1
$16.00
When You Trap a Tiger (hardcover)
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$16.00
1
$16.00
Sproutbrite Diversity Posters for Teachers and Classrooms - Decorations Decor Wall Chart for Elementary, Middle School, High School
• Amazon Business
$15.70
1
$15.70
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
• Amazon Business
$15.45
1
$15.45
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
• Amazon Business
$15.09
1
$15.09
Firekeeper's Daughter (hardcover) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$15.00
1
$15.00
Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner)
• Amazon Business
$13.29
1
$13.29
Balloons over Broadway
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
Birdsong
• Amazon Business
$12.79
1
$12.79
Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
• Amazon Business
$11.83
1
$11.83
All are Welcome Student Diversity Bulletin Board Border Diversity Classroom Decoration 65.6 Feet Diverse Children Multicultural Cutouts for Classroom or Homeschool Decor
• Amazon Business
$11.79
1
$11.79
The Book of Turtles
• Amazon Business
$11.69
1
$11.69
A Coyote Solstice Tale
• Amazon Business
$11.49
1
$11.49
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books)
• Amazon Business
$11.49
1
$11.49
Room to Dream (Front Desk #3)
• Amazon Business
$10.87
1
$10.87
How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write)
• Amazon Business
$10.69
1
$10.69
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Bud, Not Buddy: (Newbery Medal Winner)
• Amazon Business
$6.49
1
$6.49
Materials cost
$398.13
Vendor shipping charges
$14.00
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.97
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$448.10
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$79.08
Total project goal
$527.18
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$527.18
2 Donors
-$50.00
Donations toward project cost
-$42.50
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