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Mrs. Colbert from Mitchellville, IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Book Vending Machine

Help me give my students books for our book vending machine at our elementary school!

  • $1,099 goal

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My Project

I have requested books to be placed in our book vending machine at our elementary school, which is located in the Southeast Polk School district.

Our goal is to build a strong reading community among all students.

With these books, our book vending machine will offer a wide variety of books that will pique the interest of all readers. Students will be able to take the books home and enjoy them with their families.

We want every student to develop a love of reading, and using our book vending machine is an excellent tool to accomplish this.

Thank you in advance for your support of adding books to our book vending machine; we greatly appreciate it!

Mrs. Colbert Mitchellville Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than a third of 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

230 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Meet the Tower Wizard (Book 1): Adventures of the Minecraft Twins (An Unofficial Minecraft Book) • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Good Morning, Farm Friends • Amazon Business $7.89 5 $39.45
Dude! • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
Where's Bluey?: A Search-and-Find Book • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
Secrets of the Last Pirate: A Timmi Tobbson Adventure Book for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $10.46 3 $31.38
The Nature Kid's Guide to Bears: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Bears! (The Nature Kid's Guide to Animals! - Level 2 Readers) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
The Nature Kid's Guide to Lions: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Lions! (The Nature Kid's Guide to Animals! - Level 2 Readers) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
The Nature Kid's Guide to Dolphins: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Dolphins! (The Nature Kid's Guide to Animals! - Level 2 Readers) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
The Nature Kid's Guide to Owls: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Owls! (The Nature Kid's Guide to Animals! - Level 2 Readers) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Miss Child Has Gone Wild! (My Weirder School, Book 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Friendship or Fame: Mia Finds Her Voice (A chapter book for girls aged 8-12 about friendship and singing in the choir) (Step-By-Step) • Amazon Business $9.95 3 $29.85
Hachette book group A Big Guy Took My Ball - Hardcover • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.89 3 $29.67
Night of the Ghost Pirate (Paw Patrol): A Little Golden Book for Kids and Toddlers • Amazon Business $4.79 6 $28.74
Legacy of the Inventor: A Timmi Tobbson Adventure (Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries Book for Boys and Girls 8-12) • Amazon Business $9.55 3 $28.65
Earth Day Activity Book for Kids Age 4-6: A Happy Earth Day Workbook Full of Activities, Learning Games, Animal, Plant, and Earth Facts • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96
The Friendship Code #1 (Girls Who Code) • Amazon Business $9.32 3 $27.96
Into the Dark: a scary mystery book for kids aged 9-15 • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
Lulu and the Brontosaurus (The Lulu Series) • Amazon Business $6.69 4 $26.76
I'm Going to Crush Kindergarten: A Going to Kindergarten Book for Kids (Cars & Trucks) • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
A to Z Mysteries: The Zombie Zone • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50
1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War (Graveyard Girls) • Amazon Business $8.49 3 $25.47
DK Readers L1: Animals at Home (DK Readers Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95
Banana Fox and the Book-Eating Robot: A Graphix Chapters Book (Banana Fox #2) (2) • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
I Don't Want to Be a Frog • Amazon Business $7.19 3 $21.57
The Bad Guys in the Others?! (The Bad Guys #16) • Amazon Business $5.58 3 $16.74
Baby Disney Mickey Mouse - Farm Friends - Kid-Proof Books - Washable, Chewable, and Durable - PI Kids • Amazon Business $4.99 3 $14.97
We Are in a Book! • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Should I Share My Ice Cream? • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
We Love Fishing! • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Bluey: The Beach • Amazon Business $3.98 3 $11.94
Bluey: Grannies • Amazon Business $3.59 3 $10.77
Bluey: The Pool • Amazon Business $3.56 3 $10.68
Little Penguin’s New Friend: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Little Penguin and the Mysterious Object (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98

Materials cost

$834.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $57.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$933.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$164.77

Total project goal

$1,098.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,098.45

1 Donor

-$1,098.45

Donations toward project cost

-$933.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$164.77

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