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Ms. Gentry from Helena AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books That Celebrate and Show Greatness! Celebration of Black History!

Help me give my students books that celebrate them in an effort to build self-confidence and teach them history about who they are and encourage them to be great!

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  • $514 still needed

expires Jun 05

  • 1 donor
  • $514 still needed
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Celebrating Black History Month

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

I love that my students want to learn and have the desire to do great things. Sometimes having the right book can make all the difference in the world. Seeing greatness in a book can inspire the next generation to push themselves further than they ever thought possible and achieve goals beyond their imagination.

A good book sets the tone for learning, a GREAT book can inspire a generation.

Please help me provide GREAT books for my students that celebrate them as an individual and that display what they can do and be if they put their best efforts into what they want to achieve in life.

Ms. Gentry
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
The Year We Learned to Fly • Amazon Business $12.72 2 $25.44
Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America's First Female Firefighter • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Black Girl Magic: A Book About Loving Yourself Just the Way You Are • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Hayley Helps a Friend In Need • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Bunheads • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Black is a Rainbow Color • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Hello, Star • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
My Fade Is Fresh • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrate Remarkable Moments in Black History with this Uplifting Story • Amazon Business $16.18 1 $16.18
The Queen of Kindergarten • Amazon Business $13.81 1 $13.81
Daddy's Arms • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
You Come from Greatness: A Celebration of Black History: A Picture Book • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Stacey's Extraordinary Words • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
Brown Sugar Baby Board Book - Beautiful Story for Mothers and Newborns, Ages 0-3 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Adventures of Qai Qai • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The History of Juneteenth: A History Book for New Readers (The History of: A History Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.65 1 $6.65
Me and My Mama: Celebrate Black Joy and Family Love • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$375.09

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.10

Sales tax

 $30.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.49

Total project goal

$523.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $523.25

1 Donor

-$10.00

Donations toward project cost

-$8.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $513.25

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