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Ms. Mancia from Harbor City CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Eco-Friendly Explorations for Littler Learners

Help me give my students books about the importance of keeping our Earth green by reusing, reducing, and recycling materials.

  • 2 donors
  • $695 goal

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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

Books about Earth and recycling are super important for my four and five year olds. Books help little ones understand the value of taking care of our planet early on. These books can introduce concepts like recycling, reducing waste, reusing materials, as well as protecting nature.

By reading these books, children can develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment and learn how their actions can make a positive impact.

Plus, colorful illustrations and simple language in these books make it easier for young children to grasp these ideas. So, sharing these books with preschoolers is a great way to plant the seeds of environmental awareness from a young age!

Ms. Mancia
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher Created Materials Earth and Space Science Set, Grade 1, Set of 5 - Elementary - Kids • School Specialty $53.47 1 $53.47
Kaplan Early Learning Environment Books - Set of 3 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46
Zero Waste: How One Community Is Leading a World Recycling Revolution (Green Power) • Amazon Business $18.49 1 $18.49
National Geographic Kids Photo Ark (Limited Earth Day Edition): Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures (The Photo Ark) • Amazon Business $16.22 1 $16.22
E Is for Environment: The ABCs of Conservation • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Save the Ocean (Save the Earth) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Save the Scraps (Save the Earth) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Save the Bees (Save the Earth) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Pierre the French Bulldog Recycles • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
Milk and Juice: A Recycling Romance • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Can I Recycle This?: A Kid's Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Protecting the Planet (Together in Our World) • Amazon Business $13.10 1 $13.10
I Choose to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: A Colorful, Picture Book About Saving Our Earth (Teacher and Therapist Toolbox: I Choose) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
A Planet Full of Plastic: And how you can help • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
Trees Make Perfect Pets: A Story About Nature, Plants And Gardening For Kids • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Plastic Bag's Journey: A heartwarming Children's book for young readers who love adventure and care about the environment. • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Saving Tally: An Adventure into the Great Pacific Plastic Patch (Save The Planet Books) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Dad and the Recycling-Bin Roller Coaster • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Love Earth - Touch and Feel Board Book • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
What Does It Mean to Be Green?: A Picture Book about Making Eco Friendly Choices and Saving the Planet! (Earth Day Books, Recycling Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
A Dolphin's Wish: How YOU Can Help Make a Difference and Save Our Oceans - A Great Story for Earth Day! (Marine Biology, Nature Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Hand to Earth: Saving the Environment - Grade 4 - Guided Reading Level S • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
What is Earth Day? - Social Studies for Kids, Learn About How You Can Help the Earth, Earth Day Studies (What Holiday is That? Series) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Busy Recycle (Busy Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Recycle Every Day! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Change Starts with Us • Amazon Business $9.19 1 $9.19
Trash Magic: A Book about Recycling a Plastic Bottle (Earth Matters) • Amazon Business $9.07 1 $9.07
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Dear Earth…From Your Friends in Room 5 • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Where Do Recyclable Materials Go? Read, Think, Recycle (Garbology Kids) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Earth Day Every Day (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― Planet Protectors) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Teacher Created Materials - Primary Source Readers: Our Natural Resources - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level O • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Maisy's Recycling Truck • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Let's Recycle! (Bullfrog Books: Kids Living Green) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Where Did My Clothes Come From? (Exploring the Everyday) • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art • Amazon Business $7.35 1 $7.35
Meet a Sanitation Worker! (In Our Neighborhood) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Little Gardener (Teenie Greenies) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Curious George Plants a Tree • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Happy Earth Day! (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$501.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.35

Sales tax

 $45.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$590.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.15

Total project goal

$694.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $694.34

1 Donor

-$347.16

Donations toward project cost

-$295.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.07

match offer

-$347.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$295.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.08

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