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Mrs. Biggert from Palm Springs, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Readers With a Garden of Books

Help me give my students picture books to help them grow as readers and pick the best books for them!

  • $456 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

In order to grow readers, library shelves need a variety of books to inspire all students, giving them book choice, making it hard to pick from the great selections. This project includes picture books of all types. Many of these picture books help to teach students social-emotional skills, such as dealing with anger, while others focus on holidays and cultural awareness. The value of good books cannot be understated in helping students to grow as individuals and readers.

To quote Charles Baudelair, "A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors." As the quote says, for some students the social-emotional lesson or connection to a story theme becomes like a counselor at a much needed time.

Other times, readers just read for "fun" and the book is party for them! Maybe the right book is company for the lonely child.

The books in this project will not only help students navigate feelings, but also connect them to diverse cultures, and give them beautiful choice as they peruse the shelves. and pick out the perfect book for them. These books will help them grow as readers, but also to grow as human beings.

Mrs. Biggert Cielo Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Biggert

Palm Springs, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bonnie's Rocket • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
How to Party Like a Snail • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Buffalo Wild! • Amazon Business $18.79 1 $18.79
Bubbie & Rivka's Best-Ever Challah (So Far!) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Alice Ate an Apple: The World of Letters • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hana's Hundreds of Hijabs • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Brand-New Bubbe • Amazon Business $16.64 1 $16.64
Pokko and the Drum • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Clovis Keeps His Cool • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Kapaemahu • Amazon Business $15.32 1 $15.32
Granny's Vintage Camera (The Wealth Playground) • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Hundred Years of Happiness • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Somewhere in the Bayou • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
One Million Trees: A True Story • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Footprints Across the Planet • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Gigi and Ojiji (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$322.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$387.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.35

Total project goal

$455.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $455.68

2 Donors

-$197.79

Donations toward project cost

-$197.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$222.99

Match offers toward project cost

-$189.54

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.90

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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