Celebrating Diversity to Raise Empathy through Multicultural Books
My students need books that celebrate diversity and promote social justice as well as those that teach about diverse influential people in history who have made an impact in the world.
My class belongs to public school in a suburb of San Francisco. It is full of hard-working, motivated, kind, and respectful children. They enjoy learning about the world around them through books and online resources. They also especially love to read!
I have a class full of learners who are becoming critical thinkers motivated to make the world a better place.
My school serves a range of diverse students, so within my class, we seek opportunities to celebrate the differences between us! However, my kids often come to school with questions about people they see beyond the walls of our school and don't know how to make sense of them. For example, one student asked about homelessness in San Francisco after visiting the city over the weekend. This question inspired so many more from other children in the class. I realized in this moment how important this matter was to them and how they were already, at the ages of 7 and 8, seeking ways to make a change in the world. These are the kinds of critical thinkers and problem solvers I work with every day!
My Project
With these new books, my students will be exposed to a more diverse representation of the history of our world than the average text book currently portrays. My students will better understand how society has come to be what it is today and will also learn about some individuals who have shaped the world as we know it. These books will help my students develop connections from their own lives to important inventions of yesterday. These stories will inspire my students to develop a passion for learning about diversity and social justice. Stories of everyday heroes raise empathy for others, encourage critical thinking, and inspire children to act with compassion. These books will be the center of our social studies curriculum for the year, which is integrated with both our writing and arts curriculum as well. They would be an incredible addition to enhance our multicultural library in class!
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico's Folkloric Ballet
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$18.00
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$18.00
A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country (A Child's Introduction Series)
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
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$15.64
1
$15.64
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
• Amazon Business
$14.88
1
$14.88
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
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$14.39
1
$14.39
La Frontera / The Border: El viaje con papá/ My Journey With Papa (Spanish and English Edition)
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$13.82
1
$13.82
Mae Among the Stars
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$13.79
1
$13.79
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
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$13.79
1
$13.79
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books)
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$13.77
1
$13.77
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Awards))
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$13.70
1
$13.70
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
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$13.56
1
$13.56
It's A Hip Hop Hip Hop World For Every B-Boy and B-Girl: African American Children's Book
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$12.95
1
$12.95
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience)
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$12.90
1
$12.90
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Commended)
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$12.68
1
$12.68
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
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$12.59
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$12.59
What Is Hip-Hop?
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$12.11
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$12.11
Islandborn
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$12.10
1
$12.10
The Journey
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$11.92
1
$11.92
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
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$11.37
1
$11.37
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (People Who Shaped Our World)
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$11.37
1
$11.37
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
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$11.29
1
$11.29
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition)
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$10.98
1
$10.98
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists)
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$10.73
1
$10.73
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
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$10.71
1
$10.71
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent)
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$10.42
1
$10.42
Drawn Together
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$10.36
1
$10.36
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
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$9.99
1
$9.99
Azzi In Between
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$9.99
1
$9.99
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
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$9.94
1
$9.94
Graffiti: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop (Volume 3)
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$9.49
1
$9.49
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
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$8.41
1
$8.41
Ramadan Moon
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$7.95
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$7.95
Hip Hop Land
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$7.95
1
$7.95
If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement
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$7.60
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$7.60
The Tequila Worm
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$6.39
1
$6.39
How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story
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$6.07
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$6.07
Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story
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$5.59
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$5.59
¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. (English and Spanish Edition)
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$3.30
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$3.30
Materials cost
$462.66
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$42.33
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.94
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$541.93
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$95.63
Total project goal
$637.56
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$637.56
14 Donors
-$541.81
Donations toward project cost
-$471.04
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$70.77
Matching donations from our partners
-$83.41
Match offers toward project cost
-$70.90
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