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Ms. Thurston from Antioch, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books-Their Passport to Countless Adventures

Help me give my students a wide variety of books from which to choose.

  • $361 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My students all struggle academically. Most are 2-3 levels below their current grade. Having a large library for them to choose from encourages them to read, especially if it is something they really love.

I believe reading books opens the students to so many adventures.

Not only are they improving their reading and vocabulary, but they are using their imaginations to picture where they are.

I love to see my students faces when they read a book and are able to move up to the next level. The joy they have is priceless. Being part of their growth is amazing.

Ms. Thurston Mission Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Thurston

Antioch, CA View local requests

More than half of 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

28 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Never Let A Unicorn Meet A Reindeer! • Amazon Business $11.13 1 $11.13
Ice Cream Soup (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mystery of the Missing Food (Pokémon: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Ty's Travels: All Aboard! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat Gets a Job! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was an Elephant (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Gorilla (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was an Orca (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fox Is Late (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Otter: Hello, Sea Friends! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Otter: Oh No, Bath Time! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Otter: The Best Job Ever! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Snowy Surprise (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Bubble Blast (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Axel the Truck: Rocky Road (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Digger the Dinosaur and the Cake Mistake • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Digger the Dinosaur (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Silly Street: Selected Poems (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dirt on My Shirt: Selected Poems (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Mittens at School (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Llama (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The One and Only Ivan: New Friends (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty's Travels: Lab Magic (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
After the Dinosaurs: Mammoths and Fossil Mammals (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How to Drive Your Sister Crazy (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
May I Please Have a Cookie? (Scholastic Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Detective Dinosaur Undercover (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Detective Dinosaur (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Drip, Drop (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Otter: I Love Books! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Splat the Cat and the Lemonade Stand (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
What's That, Mittens? (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Whales! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Snakes! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Gorillas! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Dolphins! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Amazing Tigers! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Survival Mode! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.54 1 $4.54
Guinness World Records: Wacky Wheels (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Biscuit's First Beach Day • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Biscuit Visits the Doctor • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Rescue Mission (Pokémon Kalos: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) (1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Cooking with the Grinch (Dr. Seuss) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49

Materials cost

$249.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.09

Total project goal

$360.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $360.58

3 Donors

-$325.28

Donations toward project cost

-$306.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.30

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