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Ms. Bruner from Richmond VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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HiLo to the Rescue!

Help me give my students books from the HiLo series by Judd Winick to add to the school library.

  • 2 donors
  • $469 still needed

expires Aug 31

  • 2 donors
  • $469 still needed
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My Project

My students love graphic novels, and that section of our school library is always buzzing with activity. Although many people equate graphic novels with comic books, graphic novels help increase students' reading comprehension and are a great tool for teaching visual literacy because students have to infer a great deal of the stories from pictures. These are excellent tools for students who struggle with reading because the large numbers of images can be less intimidating for them. Becoming comfortable with the graphic novel format can help these same struggling students to gain confidence that may help them seek out more challenging texts in the future.

One of the most popular graphic novel series in my school library is the HiLo series by Judd Winick.

The kids love the stories about an alien that falls to Earth and the friends that he makes once he gets here. There is an amazing children's bookstore here in town, and a few months ago they sponsored a visit to our school by the author himself! The kids were pumped and the series has become even more popular since that visit. Of course, that now means that there are not enough copies to go around and some of the ones I did have are falling apart. I would love to have new copies of the books so that more students can enjoy them. Thank you for considering my project, and thank you for supporting DonorsChoose.org.

Ms. Bruner
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hilo: The Great Big Box (Books 1-6): (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $47.88 4 $191.52
Hilo Book 10: Rise of the Cat: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.49 4 $53.96
Hilo Book 7: Gina---The Girl Who Broke the World: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.49 4 $53.96
Hilo Book 9: Gina and the Last City on Earth: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.59 4 $38.36
Hilo Book 8: Gina and the Big Secret: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.39 4 $37.56

Materials cost

$375.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.53

Total project goal

$483.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $483.52

1 Donor

-$10.00

Donations toward project cost

-$8.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

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 $468.52

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