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Ms. Eng-Tsang from Flushing NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Authors and Illustrators of Color

Help me give my students books written and/or illustrated by authors and illustrators of color.

  • $172 goal

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My Students

Our school is a health and nutrition school in a city district of New York. The school serves grades pre-kindergarten through third grade. We are a tight-knit school where the students love to be in school. The students need fun and engaging activities to foster their love of learning at a young age.

Many of my students come from immigrant homes where English is not their first language.

This has not hindered their enthusiasm and curiosity. They have questions and ideas but are always in need of resources for inspiration and reference.

My Project

All of these books have main characters of color and are written and/or illustrated by people of color. I want my students to see that they are a valued part of society. They are authors, artists and they are main characters and heroes! I also want them to learn that are different cultures in the world and to understand there are different human experiences. I want my students to understand that there will be times in life that are unfair and the different tools and strategies on how they can deal with that. Most importantly, I want them to know that they are an integral part of the world.

Literature can spark deep conversations and questions about our world!

For students to see themselves as writers, they need to know that there are many stories to be told and told from people of color!

Ms. Eng-Tsang
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Lost Package • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
Everybody in the Red Brick Building • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Hot Pot Night! • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Hot Pot Night! • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
The Cot in the Living Room • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Let's go on a hike! • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Astronaut Training • Amazon Business $11.80 1 $11.80

Materials cost

$113.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$145.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.69

Total project goal

$171.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$171.24

4 Donors

-$98.03

Donations toward project cost

-$83.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.55

match offer

-$73.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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