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Ms. Martin from Kansas City, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Literacy In Biology: Oh The Places We Will Go!

My students need a large variety of 26 engaging nonfiction and science fiction books such as "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" and "My Sister's Keeper," to read in literacy circles.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Martin's classroom raised $339

This project is fully funded

My Students

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr. Seuss

My students attend an urban, charter high school that serves a low income, high-needs population.

Most of my students receive free and reduced lunches and their families often struggle to meet the basic needs of their children. Though multi-talented and extremely motivated, many students struggle in reading and comprehension and as a result, do not enjoy reading books of any kind. Our school has no library and the only books available to the students are at the public library which is not easily accessible to most of my students. The current budget crisis are drastically effecting the resources that I have available in my classroom. We need engaging, inspiring, motivational books to read during our literacy time!

My Project

Skills in reading comprehension and writing are often left for the English class. When students are behind grade level in these areas, a cross-curricular plan of action is necessary. My project will provide a foundational library available for students who cannot access other reading materials during our literacy time. They will have a choice of books in a variety of different science-related topics and on several different reading levels. The books are high-interest and captivating, which will create a desire to read more! Through guided discussions and book reviews, students will leave feedback for other classmates and work on their writing skills in the process.

Skills in reading and writing are crucial to become a functional member of society.

Help me provide an opportunity for all of my students to have access to reading material that will spark their interest and propel them toward future success!

Ms. Martin Tolbert Preparatory Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94
The Adoration of Jenna Fox Mary E. Pearson • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Jim Murphy • Barnes and Noble $12.31 1 $12.31
Andromeda Strain Michael Crichton • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Blue Death: True Tales of Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink Robert D. Morris • Barnes and Noble $18.96 1 $18.96
Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir Susanne Antonetta • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94
Code Orange Caroline B. Cooney • Barnes and Noble $3.49 1 $3.49
Death's Acre : Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm-Where the Dead Do Tell Tales Bill Bass, Bill M. Bass, Jon Jefferson, Foreword by Patricia Cornwell • Barnes and Noble $10.26 1 $10.26
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson • Barnes and Noble $10.90 1 $10.90
Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson, Lori Earley • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
From the Bottom Up Alexander Irvine • Barnes and Noble $20.51 1 $20.51
The Genesis Code John Case • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
The Voyage of the Beagle (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) Charles Darwin, Catherine A. Henze (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story Richard Preston, Preston • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
The Lost World (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) Arthur Conan Doyle, Allen Grove (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.08 1 $5.08
Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro • Barnes and Noble $10.26 1 $10.26
Silent Spring Rachel Carson, Edward O. Wilson (Afterword), Edward Osborne Wilson (Afterword), Linda Lear (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Mary Roach • Barnes and Noble $9.53 1 $9.53
Streams of Babel Carol Plum-Ucci • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections between Disease and Longevity Sharon Moalem, Jonathan Prince • Barnes and Noble $9.56 1 $9.56
Unwind Neal Shusterman • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
The World Without Us Alan Weisman • Barnes and Noble $10.26 1 $10.26
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague Geraldine Brooks • Barnes and Noble $10.26 1 $10.26
Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Neil Shubin • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22
The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry Bryan Sykes • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59

Materials cost

$255.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$294.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.99

Total project goal

$338.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $338.36

5 Donors

-$213.00

Donations toward project cost

-$185.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.69

match offer

-$125.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$109.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.30

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