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Ms. Bright from Austin, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Bright's classroom raised $438

Creating a More Inclusive Library

Help me give my students a library that reflects their families and culture.

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Ms. Bright Travis Heights Elementary School
Austin, TX Grades 3-5

My Project

Representation is important for everyone, especially children. They need to see themselves and their culture represented in the classroom. This inclusion makes them feel safe and welcome, a need that must be met before they can learn. My class is incredibly diverse and I hope to make my classroom library reflect the humans in the room.

Half of my students are refugees/asylees from Afghanistan.

I have found bilingual books, as well as books in English that celebrate their culture. While this is a large focus for this project, I have also included books that represent all students in my class.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 7 donors
Ms. Bright Travis Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Austin, TX View local requests

More than half of 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

50 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yasmin Boxed Set • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Queen of Tejano Music: Selena • Amazon Business $18.93 1 $18.93
English - Pashto Bilingual Pictures Dictionary Vol. 1 For Kids And Adults: Over 400 words • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Color Collector • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Hair Twins • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Sky of Afghanistan • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Laxmi's Mooch • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Amira's Picture Day • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.46 1 $12.46
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Festival of Colors • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
The Boy Without a Name: English-Pashto Edition (Teaching Stories) • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
The Silly Chicken: English-Pashto Edition (Teaching Stories) • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
The Magic Horse: English-Pashto Edition (Teaching Stories) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Sky of Afghanistan (Dari) (Persian Edition) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Our Favorite Day of the Year • Amazon Business $8.20 1 $8.20
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Love Makes a Family • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32
The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$336.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.59

Total project goal

$437.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $437.28

6 Donors

-$412.28

Donations toward project cost

-$350.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.83

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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