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Mrs. Wille from Truman, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dinosaur Books That Make Reading Irresistible

Help me give my students great new books about dinosaurs to spark their interest in reading and learning in the school library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Wille's classroom raised $392

This project is fully funded

My Project

In our school library, I try to model a love of reading, and display and feature books of all types. We don’t have a lot of dinosaur books, and the ones we have are wearing out from almost constant circulation. Some of the dinosaur books in the collection have a publication date as long ago as 1981. Some students will continue to check out a book until it is finally worn out, but there are many students who get so excited by the sight of a new book that just the sight of it will almost always spark an interest in reading.

I hope to make all of my students into lifelong readers.

I would love to display and feature these dinosaur books so the students can't miss them. I can just imagine the smiles I will see when these new dinosaur books are added to the collection.

Mrs. Wille Truman Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Argentinosaurus (World of Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $23.61 1 $23.61
Brachiosaurus! Fun Facts about the Brachiosaurus - Dinosaurs for Children and Kids Edition - Children's Biological Science of Dinosaurs Books • Amazon Business $9.43 2 $18.86
The Dinosaur Book (The Fact Book) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
I Spy Dinosaurs: A Fun Guessing Game Picture Book for Kids Ages 2-5, Toddlers and Kindergartners ( Picture Puzzle Book for Kids ) (I Spy Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Everything Dinosaurs (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
I Am A Dinosaur: A Dinosaur Book for Kids (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
I Can Read My First Books: Dinosaurs - A Pre-Primer Sight Words Storybook: Pre K - Kindergarten, Ages 3-5, Pre Level 1 (I Can Read Pre Level 1) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
I Am Triceratops: A Triceratops Book for Kids (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Brachiosaurus: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Velociraptor: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) (Dinosaurs: 4D Book) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Tyrannosaurus Rex: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Eyewitness Dinosaur (DK Eyewitness) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
ABCs of Dinosaur: A Powerfully Prehistoric Alphabet - ABC First Learning Book for Toddlers, Kindergartners, and Curious Minds with Fun Fact Bites, Ages 1-5 • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Jurassic Smarts: A jam-packed fact book for dinosaur superfans! (Nerdlet) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
The Mighty Pterodactyl (Bumba Books ® ― Mighty Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pterodactyl (Bumba Books ® ― Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Beasts) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Dinosaur Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Mighty Brontosaurus (Bumba Books ® ― Mighty Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Abdo Kids Apatosaurus, Children's Dinosaur Book, Guided Reading Level J (Dinosaurs Set 1) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Stegosaurus, Children's Dinosaur Book, Guided Reading Level I (Dinosaurs Set 1) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Dinosaur A-Z: For kids who really love dinosaurs! • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
My First Book of Dinosaurs: All About Prehistoric Creatures for Kids • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
What Happened to the Dinosaurs? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Mighty Stegosaurus (Bumba Books ® ― Mighty Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $6.74 1 $6.74
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger? (Jurassic World) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Velociraptor (Bumba Books ® ― Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Beasts) • Amazon Business $4.56 1 $4.56
First 100: First 100 Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$298.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$333.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.78

Total project goal

$391.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$391.86

4 Donors

-$389.50

Donations toward project cost

-$333.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.36

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$0.00

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