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Mrs. Buttita from Mundelein, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing a Love of Reading

Help me give my students a greater selection of books in my classroom library.

  • $851 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

My 4th graders are amazing, kind-hearted students who work hard every day. They are increasing their literacy skills, fluency and comprehension.

My readers need a vast variety of books to choose from in hopes they find a book that will help them fall in love with reading.

These books will make a difference in my students' learning by allowing them to choose just right books that inspire them.

When seeds are planted to help students fall in love with reading, life-long readers are created. Please help me create a classroom library that will help my students to grow.

Mrs. Buttita Mechanics Grove Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Mrs. Buttita

Mundelein, IL View local requests

Half 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

28 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Katie Woo (14 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $67.25 1 $67.25
Sammy Keyes (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $64.57 1 $64.57
Shel Silverstein (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $60.68 1 $60.68
Andrew Lost (12 books) • AKJ Education $53.52 1 $53.52
What Was...? (10 Books) • AKJ Education $48.01 1 $48.01
Ivy and Bean (10 Books) • AKJ Education $47.22 1 $47.22
My Weird School (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $40.92 1 $40.92
Pedro • AKJ Education $40.64 1 $40.64
Louis Sachar (5 Books) • AKJ Education $35.44 1 $35.44
Katie Kazoo (6 Books) • AKJ Education $33.07 1 $33.07
Timmy Failure (4 Books) • AKJ Education $30.72 1 $30.72
Roscoe Riley Rules • AKJ Education $28.32 1 $28.32
Totally True Adventures (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $27.55 1 $27.55
Series Sampler - Heidi Hecklebeck (5 Books) • AKJ Education $25.98 1 $25.98
Stella Bats • AKJ Education $21.26 1 $21.26
Mariella Mysteries (4 books) • AKJ Education $18.89 1 $18.89
The School is Alive!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #1) A Branches Book • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Saving the Sun Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #2) • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Secret of the Water Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #3) • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
The Locker Ate Lucy!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #2) • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Song of the Poison Dragon • AKJ Education $4.99 1 $4.99
School Freezes Over!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #5) • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Flight of the Moon Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #6) • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$682.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$723.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.63

Total project goal

$850.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $850.84

2 Donors

-$847.89

Donations toward project cost

-$723.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$124.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.95

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