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Mrs. Franklin-Ledyard from Allentown, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books on Diversity and Inclusion Make Our School a Family

Help me give my students books on diversity and inclusion with characters they can relate to.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Franklin-Ledyard's classroom raised $495

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My library is in a public inner city school. The students come from low income homes and 100% receive a free lunch. Students in my school come from culturally diverse backgrounds and depend on the school library to offer them books that are diverse, current and up to date. My students enjoy the books I can provide them on a weekly basis because the public library is far away and because they don't have money to buy books. Many of my students are very appreciative when I can put new books in the library and are excited to check them out for the first time. I often hear "Thank you," or get a hug.

My Project

Children's literature plays an important role in our students' lives. It is important that it reflects our diverse lives. That children can relate to a character in the story is essential. It is also important that they are exposed to other characters who are different from them by race, gender or disability.

Books not only entertain, but inform and enlighten readers.

A library collection must include a well rounded selection of books to provide these resource for ALL our students. This project will provide a good selection of diverse books.

Mrs. Franklin-Ledyard Ritter Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Allentown, PA 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

600 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Who Was...?) • Amazon Business $16.80 2 $33.60
Where Are You From? • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Pink Is for Boys • Amazon Business $14.45 2 $28.90
Pepe and the Parade: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $13.98 2 $27.96
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $13.94 2 $27.88
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
What Was The Underground Railroad? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
All Welcome Here • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $14.56 1 $14.56
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • Amazon Business $13.27 1 $13.27
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48
A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country (A Child's Introduction Series) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Say Something • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69

Materials cost

$384.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.11

Total project goal

$494.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $494.07

1 Donor

-$247.03

Donations toward project cost

-$209.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.05

match offer

-$247.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.06

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