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Ms. S. from CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Inspiring Excellence with Award-Winning Books!

Help me give my students amazing books to add to our school library so we can celebrate Black History Month year round!

  • $468 goal

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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 Students

Our students are basically the best, and they love to read! Our student body is diverse, ready to learn, eager to succeed, and determined to reach their goals!

They come from all over the world: Mexico and the Philippines, Bolivia and Colombia, and many were born and raised in East Palo Alto, California.

91% of our students participate in the Free and Reduced-Price Meal program. 90% of our students speak English as a second language. 98% of our students will be first-generation college students.

Our students will rise to any bar we set for them, so we like to set it high!

My Project

Each year, our school has a huge celebration at the end of February to showcase the learning our students have done and highlight the connection to African American history and culture. There are class dances, individual performances, booths, community awards, a book fair, and classroom presentations. But we can't let the learning and engagement stop there!

I want to add high-interest, award-winning books to our school library to make sure our students stay engaged and keep celebrating Black History Month year round!

These books, including 2019 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honorees, will help all students in our school keep celebrating for the rest of this year and for years to come!

Ms. S.
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Little People, BIG DREAMS (41)) • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.87 1 $14.87
A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 • Amazon Business $14.66 1 $14.66
I Have a Dream (Book & CD) • Amazon Business $14.37 1 $14.37
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation • Amazon Business $14.36 1 $14.36
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The Stuff of Stars • Amazon Business $13.78 1 $13.78
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Wilma Rudolph (Little People, BIG DREAMS (33)) • Amazon Business $11.65 1 $11.65
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Harriet Tubman (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Rosa Parks (Little People, BIG DREAMS (9)) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Before She Was Harriet • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Ella Fitzgerald (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Maya Angelou (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates (Leaders Doing Headstands) • Amazon Business $7.05 1 $7.05
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky • Amazon Business $7.05 1 $7.05
My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Dream of Martin Luther King (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Josephine Baker (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.53 1 $6.53
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.48 1 $5.48

Materials cost

$332.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$30.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$397.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.17

Total project goal

$467.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$467.82

3 Donors

-$258.90

Donations toward project cost

-$220.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.83

match offer

-$208.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$177.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.34

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