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Ms. McCarthy from Portland OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Classroom Book Supply

My students need books since literacy is the single most important component to a successful learning experience.

  • $887 goal

This project expired on November 14, 2016.

This project expired on November 14, 2016.

My Students

My students all have the drive to read and to use their imaginations. This allows them to expand their minds! Without a proper classroom library, it is difficult to make sure that we have the right tools to teach them how to develop their reading skills.

My students are avid readers with an eagerness to experience new adventures and realities through classroom literature.

These students attend a Title 1 school (with a high percentage of low-income families) and may not have consistent access to books in their homes.

My Project

Help our classroom libraries grow! All students need books to help them grow and expand their knowledge as well as their imaginations. We need numerous books in order to do this, and we need multiples of popular books so that we can have group reading time.

Donations to this project will help expand student imaginations while keeping them interested in learning and reading.

All of this will help student literacy grow and will boost self-esteem.

Some students may not the access to books at home and may not have a library card. Therefore, having access to books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Box of Books, The Do-It-Yourself Book, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach or Matilda at school is crucial to academic success and to building a love of reading.

Ms. McCarthy
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books 1-8 + The Do-It-Yourself Book • Amazon Business $74.51 3 $223.53
The BFG • Amazon Business $11.58 12 $138.96
James and the Giant Peach • Amazon Business $11.25 12 $135.00
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Boxed Set): The Field Guide; The Seeing Stone; Lucinda's Secret; The Ironwood Tree; The Wrath of Mulgrath • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
Andrew Clements' School Stories: Frindle; Landry News; The Janitor's Boy; The School Story; A Week in the Woods; Lunch Money; Room One; No Talking; Lost and Found; Extra Credit • Amazon Business $35.67 2 $71.34
Matilda • Amazon Business $8.00 8 $64.00

Materials cost

$712.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$753.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$132.97

Total project goal

$886.47

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