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Mrs. Senna from Middletown, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Boosting Biographies!

Help me give my students more diverse and engaging biographies to inspire and motivate!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Senna's classroom raised $252

This project is fully funded

My Project

Students love to read and learn about people that often have the same interests as themselves. We are a STEM based school, so I love to continually add biographies about people who have impacted the STEM field. We are also a diverse school and providing books that allow students to see successful and influential people that they can identify with is very important.

Providing students with high-interest biographies of role models can help to manifest positive ideas for their future full of possibilities is an important part of my job.

I want my students to know that the sky is the limit if they work hard and believe in their dreams.

Mrs. Senna MacDonough Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Middletown, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

230 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Courage in Her Cleats: The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer (Nighthawk) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Space Adventurer: Bonnie Dunbar, Astronaut (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Fossil Huntress: Mary Leakey, Paleontologist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence: A (Mostly) True Story of Resilience and Overcoming Challenges (Women in Science PIcture Books, Biographies for Kids) (My Super Science Heroes) • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Asian American Women in Science: An Asian American History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $8.30 1 $8.30
What Is the Women's World Cup? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Who Is Shaquille O'Neal? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Is LeBron James? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Louis Armstrong? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Is Zendaya? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.47 1 $3.47

Materials cost

$181.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.74

Total project goal

$251.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $251.62

1 Donor

-$213.88

Donations toward project cost

-$213.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.74

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 $0.00

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