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

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Building a Love for Reading with Early & Diverse Books

Help me give my students these amazing sets of board book sets and storytelling kits for our early readers. The diverse multicultural and nonfiction books will allow our readers to see themselves in books and stories.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Pecina's classroom raised $613

This project is fully funded

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

My students love reading and love seeing themselves represented in books. Students who love to read possess an invaluable tool for success, one that opens doors to knowledge, imagination, and growth.

The beauty of reading lies in its ability to connect us with a wide array of perspectives, cultures, and experiences.

Through the pages of diverse books and early readers, students gain the skills and mindset needed to succeed in an ever-changing world.

Giving my students updated nonfiction books about a variety of topics and important figures of history will provide our students with accurate and current perspectives on the lives and achievements of influential figures that relate to themselves.

Mrs. Pecina Golden Acres Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

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

393 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Rhythm & Rhyme Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $63.50 1 $63.50
Lakeshore Nursery Rhymes Board Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.50 1 $35.50
Lakeshore The Rainbow Fish Storytelling Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
One and Only Ivan - The One and Only Family - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Lakeshore Go Away, Big Green Monster! Storytelling Puppet Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights (paperback chapter book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
Bunheads (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Where the Sidewalk Ends Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $16.78 1 $16.78
The One and Only Ivan - The One and Only Bob - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Knuffle Bunny Series - Knuffle Bunny Free - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Havana (Bilingual Spanish English board book, English language learners, newcomers, ESOL) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Oaxaca (Bilingual Spanish English board book, English language learners, newcomers, ESOL) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Sonia Sotomayor - Library Book • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Pax - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Plant the Tiny Seed - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: San Juan (Bilingual Spanish English board book, English language learners, newcomers, ESOL) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Bogota (Bilingual Spanish English board book, English language learners, newcomers, ESOL) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Mr. S - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $10.04 1 $10.04
Legends of Lotus Island - Into the Shadow Mist (Legends of Lotus Island #2) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.97 1 $9.97
Legends of Lotus Island - City of Wishes (Legends of Lotus Island #3) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.88 1 $9.88
Stuntboy - Stuntboy, In-Between Time - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.31 1 $9.31
A Look at Magnets - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Little Pebble Habitats - All About Mountains - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Little Pebble - Roots - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Habitats - All About Oceans - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Little Pebble Habitats - All About Grasslands - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Little Pebble Habitats - All About Deserts - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Pigeon - The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! - Board Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
What Was the Holocaust? - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
I Can Read Comics. Level 1 - Pete the Cat and the Space Chase - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was...? - Who Is Michelle Obama? - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
National Geographic Readers - Seed to Plant (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Splat the Cat - Splat the Cat and the Late Library Book - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$476.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$520.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.92

Total project goal

$612.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $612.79

6 Donors

-$381.40

Donations toward project cost

-$324.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.21

Matching donations from our partners

-$231.39

Match offers toward project cost

-$196.68

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.71

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