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Ms. Thornquist from Boston, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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LIBROS - Books For a Bilingual Classroom

My students need 48 Spanish language books including Nate el grande, Wonder and Tuck para siempre.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thornquist's classroom raised $512

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

It's hard enough learning how to read. Now imagine having to know how to read in two languages! My students come in every day ready to learn in either Spanish or English. For all of them, they are faced with the challenge of learning a second language. It's not easy, but they work hard!

I admire my students for coming in everyday eager to learn.

They are intelligent, motivated, and have courage. PLUS they are ALL bilingual! The students in my classroom are a diverse group of unique individuals who bring in something different to the classroom. Our school is a great place where students feel comfortable learning and engaging in different activities. The expectations are high for our students and they get closer to them every day.

My Project

What better way to get into reading than having a great book in your hands! My students need 48 Spanish language books including Nate el grande, Wonder and Tuck para siempre. Students are expected to read independently during literacy station time, as well as nightly. However, the variety that is currently in our classroom library is not very plentiful. My vision is to provide my students with many books that can spark their interest and make them eager to read in Spanish. The books vary in difficulty and content which cater to my students who each have different interests and needs. They will learn many different things and apply what we learn in class (such as skills and strategies like compare and contrast, drawing conclusions, etc.) to their reading.

The goal of this project is to promote a love for reading in Spanish!

Having a wide selection of books to choose from will get my students excited about reading new books. They will be much more eager about picking up a book and getting into their reading!

Ms. Thornquist Joseph Hurley K-8 School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nate el grande ataca de nuevo / Big Nate Strikes Again (Big Nate (Spanish)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $11.99 2 $23.98
Sinsajo / Mockingjay (Hunger Games) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $15.92 1 $15.92
Diario de Nikki # 3 (Dork Diaries) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $15.82 1 $15.82
One False Note (The 39 Clues, Book 2) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $13.49 1 $13.49
Mondragó. La gran prueba. Libro 1 (Mondrago) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $13.25 1 $13.25
Mondragá 2 Rídel y los árboles parlantes (Mondrago) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $12.79 1 $12.79
Diario de Greg 7: Tres no es compañía (Spanish Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) • Amazon $12.53 1 $12.53
Nate el Grande Invencible (Big Nate) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $12.52 1 $12.52
Diario de Greg (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $12.23 1 $12.23
Julie y los lobos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $11.66 1 $11.66
Nante el grande sobre ruedas 3 (Spanish Edition) (Nate El Grande/ Big Nate) • Amazon $11.19 1 $11.19
Nate El Grande: Unico en su clase / Big Nate: In A Class By Himself (Big Nate (Harper Collins)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $11.19 1 $11.19
La lección de August: Wonder (Spanish-langugae Edition) (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $10.26 1 $10.26
El principito (Spanish) • Amazon $9.45 1 $9.45
David Va Al Colegio/David Goes to School (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Beisbol En Abril Y Otros Cuentos (Baseball in April and Other Stories) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Tomando Partido/ Taking Sides (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
El Alquimista: Una Fabula Para Seguir Tus Suenos • Amazon $8.46 1 $8.46
Bajo la misma estrella: (The Fault in Our Stars) (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $8.19 1 $8.19
¿Quién es Neil Armstrong? (Who Was...?) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
¿Quién fue Pablo Picasso? (Who Was...?) • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
¿Quién fue Leonardo da Vinci? (Who Was...?) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Quien fue Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was...?) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Stink y los tenis mas apestosos del mundo/ Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
Stink, el increible nino menguante/ Stink, The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink (Spanish)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
Stink y el Gran Expreso del Cobaya/ Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express (Spanish Edition) (Stink (Spanish)) • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
De como tia Lola termino empezando otra vez (The Tia Lola Stories) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Escalofríos HorrorLandia #10: ¡Auxilio! ¡Tenemos poderes extraños!: (Spanish language edition of Goosebumps HorrorLand #10: Help! We Have Strange Powers!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Devolver al Remitente (Return to Sender Spanish Edition) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
De como tia Lola salvo el verano (The Tia Lola Stories) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Mas alla de mi Reaching Out Spanish Edition • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Senderos fronterizos: Breaking Through Spanish Edition • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
A Clases Otra Vez, Mallory (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.95 1 $5.95
Escalofrios HorrorLandia #1: La venganza del muneco viviente: (Spanish language edition of Goosebumps HorrorLand #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.88 1 $5.88
Esperanza renace: (Spanish language edition of Esperanza Rising) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.71 1 $5.71
El Niño Volador (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.40 1 $5.40
Escalofríos HorrorLandia #8: Sonríe y ¡muérete chillando!: (Spanish language edition of Goosebumps HorrorLand #8: Say Cheese - and Die Screaming!) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Hagamos Como Si Esto Nunca Hubiera Pasado (Querido Diario Tonto #1) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Hagamos Como Si Esto Nunca Hubiera Pasado (Querido Diario Tonto #1) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Mallory Se Muda (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $5.36 1 $5.36
Piratas Al Medio Dia / Pirates Past Noon (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.80 1 $4.80
La Noche De Las Ninjas / Night Of The Ninjas (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.74 1 $4.74
Una Momia Al Amanecer / Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.69 1 $4.69
Dinosaurios al atardecer (Casa del arbol) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.62 1 $4.62
Delfines Al Amanecer / Dolphins at Daybreak (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.59 1 $4.59
La Hora De Los Juegos Olimpicos / Hour of the Olympics (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.46 1 $4.46
Medianoche En La Luna / Midnight on the Moon (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.46 1 $4.46
La gran mentira (Katie Woo en Español) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $3.95 1 $3.95

Materials cost

$398.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$434.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.69

Total project goal

$511.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $511.24

9 Donors

-$311.24

Donations toward project cost

-$264.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.69

match offer

-$200.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$170.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

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