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Ms. Ellis from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Diverse Classroom Library

Help me give my students diverse and engaging texts that emphasize the excellence of many!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ellis's classroom raised $579

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are brilliant, engaging, and hardworking 4th graders. I have the privilege of teaching these bright and interesting young people each day.

The goal in our classroom is for all students to learn while also seeing themselves as learners who are ready to take on new challenges.

Our classroom community is filled with students who are excited about learning. My school is located in a low-income area; 75% of my students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The neighborhood is a mixture of cultures, first and second-generation immigrants as well as students and families who have called it home for generations. It is an incredible group of families, students, teachers, and community partners.

My Project

For Black History Month, our class is celebrating Black excellence and remembering Black leaders. Many months throughout the year, we are honoring and sharing about different leaders in a variety of communities. For example, we learn about different influential women during Women's History Month in February; Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15; Native American Heritage Month in November; and AAPI History Month in May.

This project will fund a variety of books to help engage my students and support their ongoing interest in leaders.

I love to have texts available for their research and study as we discuss different people each day. This collection of books will help to support my students as they learn about different leaders throughout history and today!

Ms. Ellis White Center Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stolen Words • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Bowwow Powwow (ALA Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Eyes That Speak to the Stars • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know • Amazon Business $13.80 1 $13.80
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth • Amazon Business $13.72 1 $13.72
Bunheads • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
At the Mountain's Base • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
I Promise • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Bad Sister • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist (Women in Science Biographies, Fossil Books for Kids, Feminist Picture Books, Dinosaur Gifts for Kids) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Twins: A Graphic Novel (Twins #1) (1) • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Besties: Work It Out (The World of Click) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Firebird • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
Native Americans in History: A History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
When I Was Eight • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
SkySisters • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Have a Dream (Book & CD) • Amazon Business $8.93 1 $8.93
The ABCs of Black History • Amazon Business $6.83 1 $6.83

Materials cost

$418.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.75

Total project goal

$578.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $578.34

3 Donors

-$578.34

Donations toward project cost

-$491.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.75

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