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Ms. Melissa from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarteners Want to Learn About Pigeons!

Help me give my students their own copy of the book, The Real Poop on Pigeons.

  • $168 goal

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My Project

My students love learning about birds. We are going to participate in a special lesson all about pigeons and I would love for each of my students to be able to have their very own copy of the book, The Real Poop on Pigeons. In this book, a man shoos away a couple of cooing "rats with wings," only to be confronted by a group of kids in pigeon costumes bearing interesting facts about the maligned birds. Through a series of panels and full spreads, readers learn that before the invention of airplanes, pigeons carried mail; that they are faster than a car; that they mate for life; and that they come in a wide variety of breeds, some of which are quite fancy, such as the Victoria Crowned, named for Queen Victoria. There are a lot of pigeons in New York City and I would love for my students to have a deeper appreciation of pigeons after reading this book!

Your donation will help my students learn more about pigeons!

Ms. Melissa
Grades PreK-2
  • PS 261 Zipporiah Mills
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 19 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Real Poop on Pigeons! • AKJ Education $5.83 19 $110.77

Materials cost

$110.77

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.13

Total project goal

$167.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.56

2 Donors

-$151.68

Donations toward project cost

-$142.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.88

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$0.00

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