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Ms. G. from Shafter CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Biographies For Busy Readers

Help me give my students books about famous people who came from humble beginnings to make a big impact on the world.

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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.

My Project

I am always trying to stay up on the latest bok trends with my students. I followed the Diary of a Wimpy kid phase, buying the box set. They have burled through the "My Weird School" series, practicially considering the characters their family. And now, biographies are a hit! My students have discovered the "Little People, Big Dreams" book series that highlights the movers and shakers in literacy, sciene, music, sports, and humanities, just to name a few.

My favorite thing about these books is that the vocabulary is 4th and 5th grade level, but not overwhelmingly difficult to comprehend.

Adding these books to my classroom library would allow me to push my students into more complex text, while peaking their interest in informationl text.

Ms. G.
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Leo Messi (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Michael Jordan (Volume 72) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 71) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Michelle Obama (Volume 62) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 62) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Malala Yousafzai (Volume 57) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 57) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Andy Warhol (Volume 60) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 60) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Corazon Aquino (Spanish Edition) (Volume 43) (Little People, BIG DREAMS en Español, 43) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pablo Picasso (Spanish Edition) (Volume 74) (Little People, BIG DREAMS en Español, 74) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mahatma Gandhi (Volume 25) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 25) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Martin Luther King Jr. (Volume 33) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 33) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pelé (Spanish Edition) (Volume 46) (Little People, BIG DREAMS en Español, 46) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 59) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 59) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Stevie Wonder (Volume 56) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 56) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Elton John (Volume 50) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 51) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Georgia O'Keeffe (Volume 13) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 13) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Muhammad Ali (Volume 26) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 21) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
Greta Thunberg (Volume 40) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 40) • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Kamala Harris (Spanish Edition) (Volume 68) (Little People, BIG DREAMS en Español, 68) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Harry Houdini (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 77) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mindy Kaling (Volume 63) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 63) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
J. R. R. Tolkien (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 79) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dolly Parton (Volume 28) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 28) • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Maya Angelou (Volume 4) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 4) • Amazon Business $7.84 1 $7.84
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Volume 66) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 66) • Amazon Business $7.75 1 $7.75
Rosa Parks (Volume 9) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 9) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Jane Goodall (Spanish Edition) (Volume 21) (Little People, BIG DREAMS en Español, 21) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Coco Chanel (Volume 1) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$231.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$286.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.55

Total project goal

$336.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $336.99

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 $336.99

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