My students need a variety of 45 amazing books in order to become better independent readers.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. V.'s classroom raised $531
This project is fully funded
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.
I am the fortunate teacher of 23 wonderful fourth grade students. Many of my students come from low income homes, but are eager learners. I just met them four days ago, and I know that they are just an amazing bunch.
We are just starting the new school year, but we have a limited number of books. The books that we have in our classroom library are either very difficult or very easy to read for my students. I explained to them how to pick the right book for them, but when it was time to choose their book, they did not have too many choices. Some of the children finished reading the book they choose too soon. Others wanted to change them right away because they were hard to read. Of course, they are allowed to search for the perfect book, but the problem is that they don't have too many options to choose from.
My students need a variety of picture books and chapter books in our classroom library. By adding colorful and interesting fiction and non fiction books, my students will feel motivated to read. I believe that children should be able to choose what they want to read. Children will improve their reading skills as well as their writing skills by spending more time reading everyday.
With your help, my wonderful students will have access to fiction and non fiction books. They will read with a partner, silently, and with their families. They will able to take the books home. Remember, soccer players become better players by practicing long hours. Readers become better readers by reading everyday.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
More than three‑quarters 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
Goosebumps Horrorland Boxed Set #1-4 (Goosebumps HorrorLand Series) R. L. Stine
• Barnes and Noble
$19.16
1
$19.16
Thomas Edison (Time For Kids Biographies Series) Editors Of Time For Kids, With Lisa DeMauro
• Barnes and Noble
$3.59
1
$3.59
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #1) Jeff Kinney
• Barnes and Noble
$10.36
1
$10.36
Sports Illustrated: Kids Sports Picture Puzzle Sports Illustrated Kids, Manufactured by Sports Illustrated Kids
• Barnes and Noble
$8.79
1
$8.79
The Planets in Our Solar System Franklyn M. Branley, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
The Planets Gail Gibbons
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
The Planets Dava Sobel
• Barnes and Noble
$6.98
1
$6.98
Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! David Zinczenko, With Matt Goulding
• Barnes and Noble
$12.96
1
$12.96
Who Eats What?: Food Chains and Food Webs Patricia Lauber, Holly Keller (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Food Chain Frenzy (Magic School Bus Chapter Books Series #17) Anne Capeci, Capeci Anne, John Speirs (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Rocks and Minerals Chris Pellant, Helen Pellant (Editor), Harry Taylor (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.00
1
$16.00
If You Find a Rock Peggy Christian, Barbara Hirsch Lember (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.40
1
$5.40
Backpack Books: 1,001 Facts about Rocks and Minerals Sue Grabham (Editor), With Chris Maynard
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
Water Everywhere Jill Atkins, Manufactured by DK Publishing
• Barnes and Noble
$3.59
1
$3.59
Water, Water Everywhere (Discovery Readers Series): A Book about the Water Cycle Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Bobbi Tull (Illustrator), With Gilda Berger
• Barnes and Noble
$3.55
1
$3.55
The Water Cycle Rebecca Olien
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
The Water Cycle Helen Frost
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
The Magic School Bus and the Missing Tooth (Magic School Bus Series) Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.59
1
$3.59
The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body David Macaulay, With Richard Walker
• Barnes and Noble
$28.00
1
$28.00
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Cindy Neuschwander, Cindy Newschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones Ruth Heller
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Germs Make Me Sick! Melvin Berger, Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Brian Floca
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
1
$14.39
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
The Moon Book Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Math Made Easy: Fourth Grade Workbook DK Publishing, Manufactured by DK Publishing
• Barnes and Noble
$11.99
1
$11.99
The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! Tom Robinson
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! A Mathematical Story Marilyn Burns, Debbie Tilley (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
How Much Is a Million?, Vol. 1 David M. Schwartz, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House Research Guide Series) Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Math Curse Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator), Lane Smith
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
1
$14.39
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? Margaret Frith, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Space Carole Stott, Simon Holland, Mary Ling (Editor), Simon Holland (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.79
1
$8.79
What Is the World Made Of?: All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Meisel (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Lemonade for Sale (Level 3: Bar Graphs) (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
The New Way Things Work David Macaulay, David Macaulay (Illustrator), Contribution by Neil Ardley
• Barnes and Noble
$28.00
1
$28.00
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator), Created by Bruce Degen
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: Inside Your Outsides: All about the Human Body Tish Rabe, Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
Doorbell Rang Pat Hutchins, Pat Hutchins (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Who Was Albert Einstein? Jess Brallier, Robert Parker (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator), Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 National Geographic
• Barnes and Noble
$10.39
1
$10.39
Math on Call: A Mathematics Handbook Great Source Education Group, Andrew Kaplan, Susan Rogalski (Editor), Carol Debold (Editor), Pat Bourdreau (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.73
1
$13.73
There's No Place like Space!; All about Our Solar System Tish Rabe, Dr Seuss, Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
How Big Is a Foot? Rolf Myller, Susan McCrath
• Barnes and Noble
$4.05
1
$4.05
Materials cost
$381.93
Vendor shipping charges
$38.19
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.73
Fulfillment labor & materials
$9.00
Total project cost
$434.90
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$95.47
Total project goal
$530.37
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$530.37
12 Donors
-$526.57
Donations toward project cost
-$434.90
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