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Ms. Selikoff from Rockaway, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Celebrating People Like Them

Help me give my students more books in our classroom and school library featuring more people like them!

  • $478 goal

This project expired on June 21, 2025.

This project expired on June 21, 2025.

My Project

After having listened to our 8th graders present to our 4th graders during Black History Month, I was inspired to create this project. I would like to give students books in our classroom and school library which they can check out that feature more people like them that have made a positive difference in the global community. I am hoping that these books will also spark ideas for new STEM lessons as well. Thank you for considering a donation to this project and being part of the Donors Choose Community!

Ms. Selikoff Thomas Jefferson Middle School Grades 6-8 Rockaway, NJ View local requests 350 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nuestra América: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States • Amazon Business $13.71 3 $41.13
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (History's Greatest Heroes) • Amazon Business $13.59 3 $40.77
Bold Women in History: 15 Women's Rights Activists You Should Know (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $19.30 2 $38.60
Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies (DK Children's Timelines) • Amazon Business $11.59 3 $34.77
Bold Women in Science: 15 Women in History You Should Know (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $16.46 2 $32.92
Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms (Corwin Literacy) • Amazon Business $31.84 1 $31.84
Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Galaxy Girls: 50 Amazing Stories of Women in Space • Amazon Business $9.81 2 $19.62
Let's Explore STEM The Activity Book: 30 Engaging STEM Challenges for Kids • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Let’s Explore STEM • Miss Tech Queen $17.95 1 $17.95
Black Men in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $17.85 1 $17.85
Black Inventors: 15 Inventions that Changed the World (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
She Can STEM: 50 Trailblazing Women in Science from Ancient History to Today – Includes hands-on activities exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (The Kitchen Pantry Scientist) • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
The Other Einstein: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29

Materials cost

$365.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$405.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.63

Total project goal

$477.56

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