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Mrs. Barron from Concord CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books to Broaden Our Horizons

Help me give my students a non-fiction collection that is current and diverse-that not only inspires them, but also mirrors and reflects their lives while opening doors to new experiences and information.

  • $997 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students are caring, curious and creative! In order to encourage these traits to blossom, they need up-to-date books, materials, and technology to help them engage in the world around them. There is also a great need to enhance learning through hands-on learning materials that encourage cooperative learning, self-expression, and problem-solving. My elementary students deserve a 21st century library space, with books, materials, technology, and cooperative learning spaces that meet the needs of all learners.

My students are avid readers and need access to more current titles, both in fiction and non-fiction.

The biggest challenge is making the most of our small library space to accommodate all grade levels from First to Fifth, as well as create a welcoming and engaging space for all to enjoy and be inspired by books that reflect their worlds and the lives of those around them. My goal is to provide my students the tools to seek information that connects them better to the global community and develop research skills.

My Project

Last Summer, I completed weeding out all of the outdated books from our collection of non-fiction books. The list of books that needed updating and replacing afterwards was incredibly lengthy and with each day my students go without current texts to check out and explore in a variety of informational topics. The collection currently lacks diversity in a variety of areas; particularly in representing women and people of color in areas of science, technology, and the arts.

My students need a wider selection so that they may see themselves reflected in the people they research and read about, as well as have books that open doors for them to experience the inspirational lives of those from around the world.

Our major areas of need are STEM/STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math), compelling biographies, diverse re-tellings of traditional fairy and folk tales, multi-cultural holidays and celebrations, geography, and global citizenship.

Mrs. Barron
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jars of Hope How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust • AKJ Education $19.94 1 $19.94
All About Space Stations • AKJ Education $19.13 1 $19.13
Space A Visual Encyclopedia • AKJ Education $18.24 1 $18.24
All About Satellites • AKJ Education $17.23 1 $17.23
Life in the Ocean The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle • AKJ Education $17.09 1 $17.09
The Water Princess • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
She Stood for Freedom • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella A Worldwide Cinderella • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
The Gingerbread Girl • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
The Three Little Tamales • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Viva Frida • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Electrical Wizard How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World • AKJ Education $15.29 1 $15.29
Ganesha's Sweet Tooth • AKJ Education $15.29 1 $15.29
Giant Steps to Change the World • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Little Gold Star A Spanish American Cinderella Tale • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World's People (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Nat Geo Wild Animal Atlas Earth's Astonishing Animals and Where They Live • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns A Muslim Book of Colors • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Harvesting Hope The Story of Cesar Chavez • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Biblioburro A True Story from Colombia • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Yo Soy Muslim • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Sonia Sotomayor A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Picture Book Edition • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Margaret and the Moon • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Grandfather Gandhi • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Celebrations of Light A Year of Holidays Around the World • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
What Does It Mean To Be An Entrepreneur? • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
The Runaway Wok A Chinese New Year Tale • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Manfish A Story of Jacques Cousteau • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Eyewitness Sports • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Rapunzel • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Robot • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Swing Sisters The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
Fearless Flyer • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
The Little Man In the Map With Clues to Remember All 50 States • AKJ Education $12.00 1 $12.00
Just a Minute! A Trickster Tale and Counting Book • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr With Praying, Fasting, and Charity • AKJ Education $11.64 1 $11.64
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Fiestas, Music, and Dance • AKJ Education $11.64 1 $11.64
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year With Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns • AKJ Education $11.64 1 $11.64
I am Rosa Parks • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
I am Amelia Earhart • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
I am Helen Keller • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
I Am Abraham Lincoln • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
I am Jackie Robinson • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Inventions That Could Have Changed the World...But Didn't! • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) • AKJ Education $8.98 1 $8.98
Types of Maps • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
What Is a Map? • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Where Is the Great Wall? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$738.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.42

Total project goal

$996.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $996.14

2 Donors

-$996.14

Donations toward project cost

-$846.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.42

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