Help me give my students a books that represent their cultures. When a students asks if I have a book in their native language, I want to be able to say, "Yes!"
As the school librarian, I get to serve over 400 students in grades K-6 weekly. Knowing the names of all students and making those special connections with them is really powerful.
We are a very diverse school, which is one of the beauties of teaching the kiddos in this Alaskan district.
Though I was a classroom teacher at this school for the past four years, this is my first year in the library.
Some of the cultures represented in our student population are Samoan, Alaska Native, Thai, Hmong, Filipinos, Caucasian, Nigerian, and more.
My Project
Our preK-6 grade school is beautifully diverse. Some of the cultures represented in our school are Filipino, Samoan, Alaska Native, Nigerian, Caucasian, and Hmong.
It is my goal to create a section of the library which consists of books that represent all of my students and their cultures.
Just this morning, one of my students approached me and asked if I had any Tagalog books. I want to be able to answer, "Yes!" to all students that ask if I have books about their individual cultures.
When students see their language, their regalia, and names that are familiar to them they beam with pride. They feel connected. They feel important. Creating this multicultural library will touch all of my 400+ students in a big way!
The Samoans: A Global Family (Humanities; 4)
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Nigerian Folktales and Other Stories (Volume 1)
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$21.99
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My Samoan Chief
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$19.00
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Chinese Edition)
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$17.99
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Tropic of Football: The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL
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The Little Monkey King's Journey: Retold in English and Chinese (Stories of the Chinese Zodiac)
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The Most Classical 365 Bedtime Stories (Spring) (Chinese Edition)
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Dingding, Ningning, Singsing and other fun Tagalog words: and other fun Tagalog words
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Teach Me Tongan: Using 31 Daily Words
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Teach Me Samoan: Using 31 Daily Words
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A Father and His Son: Ob Txiv Tub
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Ouke la'ikiki?: Children's Picture Book (Samoan Edition)
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$11.99
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My First Samoan 200 Picture Word Book
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Teach Me to Pray in Samoan: A Colorful Children's Prayer Book
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Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes in Samoan with English Translations
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$11.95
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I Love to Brush My Teeth Gustong-gusto ko Magsipilyo: English Tagalog Bilingual Children's Book (English Tagalog Bilingual Collection)
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Colors in Samoan with English Translations
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$10.95
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Learning Fruit in Samoan and English (Tui Language Books) (Samoan Edition)
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$10.00
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At School in Samoan and English (Tui Language Books) (Samoan Edition)
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$10.00
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The Big Ceremony
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I Like Pickles: (Bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese books for kids) Dual language Edition
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My First Hmong Book: Animals (Tsiaj)
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My First Hmong Book: Fruits and Vegetables (Txiv thiab Zaub)
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1001+ Basic Phrases English - Samoan (English and Samaritan Edition)
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$9.99
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Cora Cooks Pancit
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Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella
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$9.84
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First Words in Chinese: (Bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese books for kids) Dual language Edition (book 1) (Volume 1)
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$9.60
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$9.60
Salamat Po!: Learning About Showing Respect In The Filipino Culture
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$9.50
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At the Beach in Samoan and English (Tui Language Books) (Samoan Edition)
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$8.62
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Learn Samoan Alphabets & Numbers: Black & White Pictures & English Translations (Samoan for Kids) (Volume 1) (Samoan Edition)
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$7.99
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Red Socks (Hmong Edition) (Hmong and English Edition)
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Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale
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Who Lives Here? Pets (Hmong/Eng) (Hmong Edition) (Hmong and English Edition)
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Good Night, Little Sea Otter (Hmong/English) (Hmong and English Edition)
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The Toddler's Handbook: Bilingual (English / Filipino) (Ingles / Filipino) Numbers, Colors, Shapes, Sizes, ABC Animals, Opposites, and Sounds, with ... Children's Learning Books (Filipino Edition)
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African Folk Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
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Materials cost
$428.70
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$6.43
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.43
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$471.56
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$83.22
Total project goal
$554.78
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$554.78
19 Donors
-$554.78
Donations toward project cost
-$497.06
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