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Calling All Readers! Books for Independent Reading
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ellingsen's classroom raised $600
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students are excited to visit the library and check out what is available every time they enter the library. My goal, as the teacher-librarian, is to create lifelong readers and to show my students everything literature has to offer. I teach at a Title I School in south Seattle.
My kindergarten through fifth-grade students are eager to check out books and begin their journey with reading.
I serve a diverse population and strive to encourage and support every student. Because this is a Title I school, my budget for the library is limited and the library budget is often cut. The library is an integral part of the school and I would love to see my library thrive with students reading and discussing literature and authors.
My Project
For the past year our students have had limited access to books due to Covid 19. I'm excited about students being able to check out library books and would love to have additional new books for our library! These books will be used for read a louds and also for checking out. Several of them are part of a series.
When students get hooked on a great book, they then want to read other books by the same author so the series books are especially important.
We hope to build a lifelong habit of reading!
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Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
The Last Kids on Earth: Next Level Monster Box (books 4-6)
• Amazon Business
$24.49
1
$24.49
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
• Amazon Business
$12.20
2
$24.40
The Last Kids on Earth: The Monster Box (books 1-3)
• Amazon Business
$20.43
1
$20.43
Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition
• Amazon Business
$19.46
1
$19.46
Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood
• Amazon Business
$18.95
1
$18.95
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter
• Amazon Business
$17.99
1
$17.99
The Dinosaur Book
• Amazon Business
$17.41
1
$17.41
Too Bright to See
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
The Rapping Princess
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet
• Amazon Business
$15.29
1
$15.29
Gross as a Snot Otter (The World of Weird Animals)
• Amazon Business
$14.69
1
$14.69
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Amazon Business
$14.59
1
$14.59
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings)
• Amazon Business
$14.19
1
$14.19
The Wonders of Nature
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
Children's Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs (Arcturus Children's Reference Library, 1)
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
• Amazon Business
$13.30
1
$13.30
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs: Discover more than 80 Prehistoric Creatures (My Very Important Encyclopedias)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
What Is Hip-Hop?
• Amazon Business
$12.95
1
$12.95
Aaron Slater, Illustrator (The Questioneers)
• Amazon Business
$12.36
1
$12.36
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
• Amazon Business
$11.69
1
$11.69
Because
• Amazon Business
$11.12
1
$11.12
Love, Z
• Amazon Business
$10.57
1
$10.57
Sparks!
• Amazon Business
$10.19
1
$10.19
Unicorn Day: A Magical Kindness Book for Children
• Amazon Business
$10.11
1
$10.11
Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin’, 1)
• Amazon Business
$9.91
1
$9.91
Thelma the Unicorn
• Amazon Business
$9.89
1
$9.89
Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
A Good Kind of Trouble
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Jokes for Kids: The Best Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters, Knock-Knock jokes, and One liners for kids: Kids Joke books ages 7-9 8-12
• Amazon Business
$7.95
1
$7.95
Mia Mayhem Breaks Down Walls (4)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Mia Mayhem vs. the Super Bully (3)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! (1)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Materials cost
$434.98
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$38.06
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.52
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$509.56
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.92
Total project goal
$599.48
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$599.48
-$432.99
Donations toward project cost
-$368.04
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$64.95
-$166.49
Match offer toward project cost
-$141.52
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$24.97
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$0.00
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