This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
I teach at a Title 1 school that has a large population of Latinx and Black students. In my class, we love to read and I try to have a variety of books on hand to spark their interests! I'm sure you remember that moment as a child when you found a book that you loved and how much it excited you. Maybe you liked how the character on the front cover looked like you or had a similar experience to you.
I want my students to see themselves in the books that they read so that they'll be inspired and encouraged to be lifelong learners.
My Project
My goal is to have a classroom library that reflects the diversity of my students. Students will be able to browse our classroom library and see many books that feature both fictional and real-life people that look like them! According to a study done by the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin, out of 3,200 children books published in 2013 just 93 were about Black people. That's a little less than 3%.
The power of self-recognition in books will inspire students to become lifelong readers and encourage them to dream big!
Students will be able to learn about their history and build a deeper understanding of their community. This inclusion will help students feel more comfortable and open to learning in the classroom. We will also be able to use these books all year as examples when looking closely at structures of a story or topics such as biographies, historical fiction, and etc.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Familyx92s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))
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$15.19
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$15.19
Hey Black Child
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$14.78
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$14.78
Lola: Edicixf3n en espaxf1ol de ISLANDBORN (Spanish Edition)
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$14.34
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$14.34
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?
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$13.83
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$13.83
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
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$13.74
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$13.74
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$13.62
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$13.62
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
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$13.49
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$13.49
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books)
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$13.42
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$13.42
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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$12.99
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$12.99
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
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$12.89
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$12.89
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
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$12.85
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$12.85
Dreamers
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$12.29
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$12.29
Alma y cxf3mo obtuvo su nombre (Spanish Edition)
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$12.19
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$12.19
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes
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$11.89
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$11.89
Soxf1adores (Spanish Edition)
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$11.69
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$11.69
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
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$10.98
Mae Among the Stars
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$10.98
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$10.98
Hair Love
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$10.96
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$10.96
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
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$10.29
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$10.29
Look What Brown Can Do!
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$9.99
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$9.99
Bad Hair Does Not Exist/Pelo Malo No Existe
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$9.95
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$9.95
Ada Twist, Scientist
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$9.49
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$9.49
I Am Enough
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$9.47
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$9.47
Quinito's Neighborhood/El Vecindario de Quinito
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$8.74
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$8.74
Mango, Abuela, and Me
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$7.52
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$7.52
If I Ran For President
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$6.99
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$6.99
Bippity Bop Barbershop
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$6.98
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$6.98
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
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$6.59
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$6.59
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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$5.79
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$5.79
Materials cost
$372.49
Vendor shipping charges
$11.97
Sales tax
$22.35
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.59
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$442.40
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$78.07
Total project goal
$520.47
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$520.47
14 Donors
-$416.65
Donations toward project cost
-$361.65
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$55.00
match offer
-$95.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$80.75
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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