Help me give my students the joy and pleasure of reading about scientists!
$876 goal
This project expired on August 23, 2025.
This project expired on August 23, 2025.
My Project
We are a public, rural school where all students receive free lunch. They have limited experiences outside of their community. Most have blue-collar parents with limited knowledge of the importance of science.
I would like to encourage my students to have futures in the science field.
These books include biographies of scientists that will give students knowledge of careers in the science fields and expand their knowledge of scientists backgrounds. I have chosen a diversity of scientists so that students can see not all scientists are middle aged white men.
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
300 students impacted
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The Ascendance Trilogy Set of 3 Books: The False Prince: Book 1 of the Ascendance Trilogy / The Runaway King: Book 2 of the Ascendance Trilogy / The Shadow Throne: Book 3 of The Ascendance Trilogy
• Amazon Business
$29.88
1
$29.88
Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer
• Amazon Business
$19.05
1
$19.05
The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
• Amazon Business
$17.21
1
$17.21
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
• Amazon Business
$16.70
1
$16.70
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of
• Amazon Business
$16.29
1
$16.29
All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World
• Amazon Business
$16.03
1
$16.03
Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Hero for the Hungry: The Life and Work of Norman Borlaug
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist (Women in Science Biographies, Fossil Books for Kids, Feminist Picture Books, Dinosaur Gifts for Kids)
• Amazon Business
$15.79
1
$15.79
Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes: The Adventurous Life of the First Giraffologist
• Amazon Business
$15.75
1
$15.75
Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist & Environmental Pioneer
• Amazon Business
$15.66
1
$15.66
Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (She Made History)
• Amazon Business
$15.11
1
$15.11
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars: The Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa (Amazing Scientists, 4)
• Amazon Business
$14.78
1
$14.78
Birdlore - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$14.59
1
$14.59
The Vast Wonder of the World - Library Book
• AKJ Education
$14.59
1
$14.59
Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
The Girl Who Built an Ocean - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$13.86
1
$13.86
Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$13.86
1
$13.86
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists, 2)
• Amazon Business
$13.27
1
$13.27
Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson
• Amazon Business
$13.26
1
$13.26
Ocean Speaks - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
Path to the Stars - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
Angella, Beauty Chemist: Real Women in STEAM (The Look Up Series)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
The Renaissance Inventors: With History Projects for Kids
• Amazon Business
$12.65
1
$12.65
Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Paleontologists: With Stem Projects for Kids
• Amazon Business
$12.50
1
$12.50
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (Volume 6) (People Who Shaped Our World)
• Amazon Business
$11.88
1
$11.88
How to Hear the Universe: Gaby González and the Search for Einstein's Ripples in Space-Time
• Amazon Business
$11.71
1
$11.71
Edwin Hubble (World-Changing Scientists)
• Amazon Business
$11.59
1
$11.59
Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story
• Amazon Business
$11.49
1
$11.49
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
• Amazon Business
$11.19
1
$11.19
Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Warrior's Curse (The Traitor's Game, Book Three) (3)
• Amazon Business
$10.22
1
$10.22
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space
• Amazon Business
$10.02
1
$10.02
The Deceiver's Heart (The Traitor's Game, Book Two) (2)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
The Leaf Detective - Hardcover Book
• AKJ Education
$9.99
1
$9.99
Trailblazers: Stephen Hawking
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell
• Amazon Business
$9.57
1
$9.57
The Scourge
• Amazon Business
$9.29
1
$9.29
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
The Traitor's Game (The Traitor's Game, Book One) (1)
• Amazon Business
$8.79
1
$8.79
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor
• Amazon Business
$7.82
1
$7.82
Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life
• Amazon Business
$7.80
1
$7.80
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
STEM Trailblazer Bios - Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$6.56
1
$6.56
She Persisted: Temple Grandin
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Electrical Wizard: Candlewick Biographies: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
• Amazon Business
$4.86
1
$4.86
The Story of Benjamin Franklin: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers (The Story of Biographies)
• Amazon Business
$4.29
1
$4.29
Materials cost
$650.56
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$53.67
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.76
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$743.99
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$131.29
Total project goal
$875.28
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