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Mrs. Toohey from Houston TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books with Asian Characters for Our School Library

Help me give my students books with Asian characters in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month!

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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 Project

I have been at my school for 16 years because I love the community and students! Last year was the first year our school library was open since the schools were shut down in the pandemic.

I want to add these books with Asian characters to our school library in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month!

About 15% of my students are Asian and I know that they would really like to see more books in our library that reflect their families. We can always use Kleenex in the library!

Our school library had been neglected for many years. Most of the books in the library were 20 plus years old. My goal for this year is to have a collection of 8,000 books for our 700 students. I also want to drop the average age of the books to 10 years. Having a full and updated library collection will inspire more students to checkout and read books.

Mrs. Toohey
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Yellow Áo Dài • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
Dim Sum, Here We Come! • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Luli and the Language of Tea • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
A Spoonful of Time: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Gigi and Ojiji (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Punky Aloha • Amazon Business $11.74 1 $11.74
Love in the Library • Amazon Business $11.10 1 $11.10
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Endless Waiting (Cookie Chronicles) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
You Are Here: Connecting Flights • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
A Big Bed for Little Snow • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Born Behind Bars • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection (Cookie Chronicles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Kleenex Ultra Soft Facial Tissue 3-Ply 120 Tissues/Box 3 Boxes/Pack (54314) • Staples $6.85 1 $6.85

Materials cost

$161.33

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.19

Total project goal

$227.94

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Total project goal

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 $227.94

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