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Books for the Classroom Library

Help me give my students a wide variety of books to read. I am trying to build a classroom library to foster the love of reading to improve reading skills.

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Celebrate 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.

My Project

I am trying to build a classroom library to encourage students to read. I need to have a wide variety of books to meet all their interests to motivate them to pick up a book and give it a try.

In my current library I have a small collection of books that span several grade levels, so I have something for everyone.

My problem is I simply don't have enough books to keep the students reading.

I would love to build a library where students want to go and grab a book and settle in to read for fun!

Mrs. Jouas
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Phonics Skill-Building Book Sets - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
Harry N Abrams Inc Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $53.96 1 $53.96
Kaplan Early Learning Pete the Cat Book Collection - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $53.06 1 $53.06
Achieve It! Percy Jackson & The Olympians Book Series Variety Pack, Grades 5 to 9, Set of 5 - Grades 5-9 - Kids • School Specialty $48.74 1 $48.74
Achieve It! I Survived… Series: Variety Book Pack, Grades 2 to 5, Set of 8 - Grades 2-5 - Kids • School Specialty $46.49 1 $46.49
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $45.44 1 $45.44
Kaplan Early Learning Junie B. Jones Books - Set of 10 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Penguin Random House Judy Moody Favorite Books Levels M - O - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Random House Magic Tree House Paperback Book Set 1 #1-8 Level M - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.16 1 $43.16
Random House Magic Tree House Paperback Book Set 2 #9-16 Level M - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.16 1 $43.16
Kaplan Early Learning Pete the Cat Doll and 4 Paperback Book Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $40.46 1 $40.46
Amelia Bedelia 12-Book Boxed Set: Amelia Bedelia by the Dozen • Amazon Business $33.49 1 $33.49
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $21.78 1 $21.78
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Ohana Means Family (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
More Than Peach: Bellen Woodard Original Picture Book (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box: (Beginning Chapter Books, Funny Books for Kids, Kids Book Series) (Ivy + Bean) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
Tokyo Ever After: A Novel (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Furia (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Book Thief (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Downstairs Girl (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Henry and Ribsy 3-Book Box Set: Henry Huggins, Henry and Ribsy, Ribsy • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
We Don't Eat Our Classmates: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
The Invisible String - social emotional learning picture book (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) • Amazon Business $8.18 1 $8.18
Strider • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ralph S. Mouse • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
The Mouse and the Mortocycle • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Muggie Maggie • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, 1) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49

Materials cost

$906.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.47

Sales tax

 $64.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,037.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$183.02

Total project goal

$1,220.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,220.13

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 $1,220.13

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