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Mrs. Greene from Garden Grove, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Chose This Book Because It Looks Like Me!

Help me give my students books that represent their different cultural backgrounds and help them feel represented.

  • $803 goal

This project expired on August 5, 2025.

This project expired on August 5, 2025.

My Project

"I chose this book because it looks like me." This is what one of our students recently said when checking out a book from our library. We need to fill our library with books that represent our student body.

When students see themselves in books, they are uplifted.

We would like to fill our library with books that represent the students who read them.

These books foster a sense of belonging, understanding, and representation among students. These titles can enrich the library's collection and create an inclusive environment that reflects the diverse experiences of our student body.

Mrs. Greene H.B. Anderson Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

500 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Book Set: Lee & Low Antiracism Collection (grades PreK-2 elementary books from underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $110.00 1 $110.00
7 SEL Book Set: Just Ask, ABCs Black History, Change Sings, Name Jar, Where Are You From?, Touch a Color, Remember to Dream social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $95.00 1 $95.00
Thank You, It's An Afro (hardcover) - books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
Good Things - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
My Town - Mi Pueblo (bilingual English/Spanish hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
The Year We Learned to Fly (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Rebound (The Crossover Series) (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Mae Among the Stars (hardcover STEM picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
The Day You Begin (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8 read aloud) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Courageous Camila: A Story about Finding Your Inner Warrior (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas Who Made U.S. History (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Stacey's Remarkable Books (hardcover picture book from The Stacey Stories) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Islandborn (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
The ABCs of Black History (hardcover) - picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
The Story of Ruby Bridges (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Story of Frida Kahlo (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The Story of Simone Biles (paperback biography; Team USA 2024 Olympics Gold Medalist, women's gymnastics) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Other Words for Home (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights (paperback chapter book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00

Materials cost

$589.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$681.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.31

Total project goal

$802.04

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