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Mrs. Blazo from Fayetteville NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Diverse Picture Books for Diverse Readers

Help me give my students quality picture books for our low-level readers and all kids with a big imagination.

  • $395 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

My students are eager and inquisitive, and, like all middle school students, they love to use their imaginations. They love to read, but many come from a home where books are not available and going to the public library is not an option. Many of my students are in charge of helping their younger siblings with their education.

Libraries are supposed to be the heart of the school, and we need open-heart surgery!

Our media center is outdated, and we need to transform it into space where students and teachers are excited to come, collaborate, and learn!

I am a new media coordinator in a Title I school. In our test-driven society, reading for pleasure often takes the back burner. My goal is to update our media center in such a way as to make children want to come in and read because reading is the number one way to improve test scores!

My Project

Our middle school has several classes of students who struggle with reading, many of whom have reading disabilities and other challenges. Many of our traditional students want to read with their little brothers and sisters. Our collection of "easy" reading books is outdated and the books are falling apart. These students need to know that they are worth it, for us to have great, quality books for them, just like everyone else!

Our struggling readers need quality books that inspire a love of reading and a love of literature.

We need new, award-winning books that cover a diverse range of topics, cultures, and stories. We need new books that encourage positive self-image, inclusion, and kindness.

Mrs. Blazo
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cool Cuts • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Giraffes Can't Dance • Amazon Business $15.07 1 $15.07
Sulwe • Amazon Business $14.34 1 $14.34
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $13.82 1 $13.82
I Want My Hat Back • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity • Amazon Business $13.43 1 $13.43
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll (You Rock Group) • Amazon Business $12.83 1 $12.83
A Sick Day for Amos McGee • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale • Amazon Business $12.33 1 $12.33
Dreamers • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny Series) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
We Found a Hat • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
This Is Not My Hat • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
The Wonderful Things You Will Be • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Julixe1n Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
There is a Bird on Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$279.16

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.14

Total project goal

$394.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$394.26

4 Donors

-$330.14

Donations toward project cost

-$292.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.52

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.12

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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