Help me give my students a classroom library full of diverse and inclusive picture books!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Miller's classroom raised $630
This project is fully funded
My Students
I am a first and second-grade teacher in New Jersey’s second-largest, urban school district. More than half of the students in my school get free or reduced lunch. My school embraces a school motto that emphasizes "Respect, Accepting Others, Caring, and Excelling" in all areas. I "loop" with the same group of children and teach them for two years. My classroom is "home" to a racially, culturally, and ethnically diverse group of amazing youngsters. I am proud to be their teacher and treat this as a privilege.
My Project
This project will help create a truly diverse and inclusive picture book library for my students. It includes many books that highlight self-expression, being true to oneself and celebrating differences in positive, uplifting and inspiring stories in addition to teaching all children about the past in terms they can understand in second grade. We will also be able to celebrate and highlight different cultural traditions and celebrations.
I want my students to be able to relate to the diverse characters in books where their uniqueness is put into the spotlight, celebrated and presented in an uplifting manner.
This will foster confidence and inspire my students. I want my students to read stories about people of color in which they can be imagine being like and relate to in a variety of stories that are age-appropriate.
Nearly all 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
Race Cars: A children's book about white privilege
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$17.99
1
$17.99
Rainbow Village: A Story to Help Children Celebrate Diversity
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$17.95
1
$17.95
Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter
• Amazon Business
$17.95
1
$17.95
The Breaking News
• Amazon Business
$17.09
1
$17.09
Rapunzel
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
• Amazon Business
$16.91
1
$16.91
My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World
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$14.99
1
$14.99
Red Shoes
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$14.79
1
$14.79
We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders (Books for Kid Activists, Activism Book for Children)
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$14.69
1
$14.69
Home
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$14.69
1
$14.69
Enough! 20 Protesters Who Changed America
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$14.62
1
$14.62
Together We Stand Against Racism: Black Lives Matter
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$14.50
1
$14.50
Festival of Colors
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$14.49
1
$14.49
Pink Is for Boys
• Amazon Business
$14.47
1
$14.47
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights
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$13.99
1
$13.99
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World (Easy Reader Books, Children Around the World Books, Preschool Prep Books)
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$13.94
1
$13.94
Most People
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$13.87
1
$13.87
P Is for Poppadoms!: An Indian Alphabet Book
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
The ABCs of Black History
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$13.46
1
$13.46
Hair Day
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$12.99
1
$12.99
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids
• Amazon Business
$12.74
1
$12.74
Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank
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$12.69
1
$12.69
Get Up, Stand Up: (Preschool Music Book, Multicultural Books for Kids, Diversity Books for Toddlers, Bob Marley Children's Books)
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$12.59
1
$12.59
My Camel Wants To Be a Unicorn: a children's book about empathy and a mopey camel
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$11.99
1
$11.99
Inclusive Ninja: An Anti-bullying Children’s Book About Inclusion, Compassion, and Diversity
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$11.99
1
$11.99
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk
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$11.59
1
$11.59
Ruby's Chinese New Year
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$10.99
1
$10.99
The World Needs More Purple People
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$10.15
1
$10.15
What will I be?: There are no limits on the greatness we can achieve! A positive & powerful picture book showing Black girls planning for their futures.
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$9.99
1
$9.99
Ramadan (Celebrate the World)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Lunar New Year (Celebrate the World)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Chocolate Me!
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Everybody Bakes Bread (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Homemade Love [Board Book]
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Diwali (Celebrate the World)
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$7.59
1
$7.59
Everybody Cooks Rice (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Bringing In the New Year
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Antiracist Baby Board Book
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Global Babies
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$6.95
1
$6.95
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R))
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$4.74
1
$4.74
Materials cost
$497.97
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.47
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$535.44
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$94.49
Total project goal
$629.93
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$629.93
6 Donors
-$509.82
Donations toward project cost
-$463.35
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$46.47
match offer
-$84.81
Match offer toward project cost
-$72.09
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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