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Mrs. Patrick-Hinton from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Patrick-Hinton's classroom raised $493

Books, Books, and More Books!

Help me give my students books depicting people that looks like them-African American.

This project expired on June 3, 2023.

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Mrs. Patrick-Hinton Mahalia Jackson Elementary School
Chicago, IL Grades PreK-2

My Project

In a recent article, Hefflin and Barksdale-Ladd (2001) discuss the importance of children relating to characters and situations found in books reflective of their own culture. Students need to be able to make connections between literature and their everyday lives.

Literature can provide children with a sense of affirmation about themselves and their culture (Colby & Lyon, 2004).

This ability to relate to characters and situations in books can be a major factor in book selection (Colby & Lyon, 2004). When children don’t find themselves reflected in books, they are less likely to be engaged in the reading process. I want my students to be engaged in the reading process; this is why my students need books that depict people that look like them--African-American.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

35 students impacted 2 donors
Mrs. Patrick-Hinton Mahalia Jackson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

35 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Ruth and the Green Book • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Story of Black History Box Set: Biography Books for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $18.59 1 $18.59
Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridge's First Day of School • Amazon Business $17.69 1 $17.69
Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal (A Sweet Blackberry Book) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
I am John Lewis (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
The Other Side • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
We March • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
The ABCs of Black History • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Black is...: Picture Book For Kids Celebrating the Diversity and Beauty of Black Culture & History (Holiday Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Serena Williams: A Kid's Book About Mental Strength and Cultivating a Champion Mindset (Mini Movers and Shakers) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Barack Obama: A Kid's Book About Becoming the First Black President of the United States (Mini Movers and Shakers) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Kid's Book About Advancing Civil Rights With Nonviolence (Mini Movers and Shakers) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Frida Kahlo: A Kid's Book About Expressing Yourself Through Art (Mini Movers and Shakers) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Counting On Katherine • Amazon Business $11.62 1 $11.62
Things Kids Should Know About Black History: Educational Children's book For Black History Month (Holiday Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $10.04 1 $10.04
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
The Story of Ruby Bridges • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 2 $7.98
Mae Jemison (Rookie Biographies) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
National Geographic Readers: Kamala Harris (Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Harriet Tubman (L2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Stacey Abrams (Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Frederick Douglass (Level 2) (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$378.62

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.82

Total project goal

$492.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.11

1 Donor

-$246.06

Donations toward project cost

-$209.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.91

match offer

-$246.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.91

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