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Ms. Williams from Rohnert Park, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diversify Our Class Library

Help me give my students a more diverse library with characters that they can identify with!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Williams's classroom raised $322

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Fifth graders are not too old for read-alouds! In fact, this age is a crucial time for developing social-emotional skills, and picture books with diverse characters are an invaluable tool in this process. My students, many of whom come from diverse backgrounds, deserve stories that reflect their own lives, struggles, and triumphs. The books I’m requesting are not just for entertainment; they address real issues that many of my students face.

More than just providing representation, these books offer age-appropriate ways to cope with many different experiences.

By seeing characters work through difficulties in healthy, relatable ways, my students can build emotional resilience. The stories allow them to practice empathy, learn new coping strategies, and explore different perspectives, which are essential skills for emotional intelligence.

Through these stories, my students are not only learning how to handle challenges but also gaining pride in their culture and heritage. They get to see themselves as the heroes of their own stories, and that kind of representation is powerful. It teaches them that their voices matter and that their struggles do not define them. By investing in these books, we are giving them tools for success—not just academically, but socially and emotionally—empowering them to face the world with confidence, resilience, and pride in who they are.

Ms. Williams John Reed 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.

Rohnert Park, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

24 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Book Set: LATINO VOICES Bundle: Alma,Growing An Artist,Julián Is a Mermaid (hardcover picture books,underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
Hair Love (hardcover, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - featured Black History Month picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
Good Things - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Fearless Trailblazers: 11 Latinos Who Made US History (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Islandborn (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
Where Are You From? (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
The Together Tree (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback picture book) - A Latino Book of Concepts series • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00

Materials cost

$220.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.25

Total project goal

$321.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.68

8 Donors

-$321.68

Donations toward project cost

-$273.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.25

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