My project needs books for my Accelerated Reader Collection.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Pena's classroom raised $675
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I teach fourth grade in a public elementary school located in Chicago. Over 85% of our students are minorities that come from low-income families. I have been extremely lucky throughout my teaching career to be blessed with students that are eager to work very hard.
Accelerated Reader (AR) is an amazing reading program that encourages and challenges students to read and monitor their success through computer-based tests. AR gets students excited about books and improves students' higher order thinking skills. Students choose a book at their own reading level. Points are awarded for each book read and tested. Additionally, incentives are given to the students with the highest number of points or for reaching their goal.
Unfortunately, because of the limited amount of books that I have at the different reading levels, my students are left hungry for wanting to read more. I need your assistance in obtaining additional AR books to feed their hungry.
More than three‑quarters 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
Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh
• Barnes and Noble
$5.85
1
$5.85
Jelly Belly Robert Kimmel Smith, Bob Jones
• Barnes and Noble
$4.95
1
$4.95
Someone Is Hiding on Alcatraz Island Eve Bunting
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Relatives Came Cynthia Rylant, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Korean Cinderella Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella Robert D. San Souci, Charles Perrault, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator), J. Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Bunnicula Strikes Again!, Vol. 6 James Howe, Alan Daniel (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Return to Howliday Inn James Howe, Alan Daniel (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
A Fine White Dust Cynthia Rylant
• Barnes and Noble
$2.69
1
$2.69
How the Camel Got His Hump Rudyard Kipling, Lisbeth Zwerger, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Saturday Market Patricia Grossman, Enrique O. Sanchez (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
Babushka Baba Yaga Patricia Polacco
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream Deloris Jordan, Roslyn M. Jordan, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator), Kadir A. Nelson (Illustrator), With Roslyn M. Jordan
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Baseball in April and Other Stories Gary Soto
• Barnes and Noble
$5.40
1
$5.40
Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Lady with a Great Big Heart Pat Mora, Raul Colon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.35
1
$14.35
The Dot Peter H. Reynolds, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.20
1
$11.20
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez Kathleen Krull, Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.30
1
$15.30
Teammates Peter Golenbock, Paul Bacon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.30
1
$6.30
Charlie Anderson Barbara Abercrombie, Mark Graham (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Angel for Solomon Singer Cynthia Rylant, Peter Catalanotto (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Lewis and Clark George E. Sullivan, G. Sullivan
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman Dorothy Sterling
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Two of Them Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Koala Lou Mem Fox, Pamela Lofts (Illustrator), Pamela Lotts (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
Immigrant Kids Russell Freedman
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
The Great Migration: An American Story Jacob Lawrence, Jacob Lawrence (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition Jewell Reinhart Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
A Long Way from Chicago Richard Peck
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt, Betsy Hearne
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay Julia Alvarez
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Tikki Tikki Tembo Retold by Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man David A. Adler (Illustrator), Terry Widener (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.30
1
$6.30
The Chocolate Touch Patrick Skene Catling, Margot Apple (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Aliens Ate My Homework (Alien Adventures Series) Bruce Coville, Katherine Coville (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Matilda Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs Jamie Gilson, John Wallner (Illustrator), John C. Wallner (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner, Marcia Sewall, Marcia Sewall (Illustrator), Greg Hargreaves (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.95
1
$4.95
Taste of Blackberries Doris Buchanan Smith, Mike Wimmer, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator), Michael Wimmer (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.49
1
$4.49
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Vol. 1 Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Mrs. Katz and Tush Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Knots on a Counting Rope Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, J. Clarke, Ted Rand (Illustrator), With John Archambault
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
I'm in Charge of Celebrations Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Librarian Who Measured the Earth, Vol. 1 Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.19
1
$16.19
The Children's Book of Myths and Legends: Extraordinary Stories from Around the World Retold by Ronne Randall, Graham Howells (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.18
1
$7.18
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
• Barnes and Noble
$15.96
1
$15.96
Going Home Eve Bunting, David Diaz, David Diaz (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Seashore Book Charlotte Zolotow, Wendell Minor (Illustrator), Wendell Minor (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
The Rag Coat Lauren A. Mills, Dennis Nolan (Illustrator), Lauren A. Mills (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.29
1
$15.29
The Table Where Rich People Sit Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton, Judith Sutton (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
How My Parents Learned to Eat Ina R. Friedman, Allen Say (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
Boy of the Three-Year Nap Dianne Snyder, Allen Say (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: An Old Japanese Tale Retold by Allen Say
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
Abuela Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.19
1
$7.19
Twilight Comes Twice Kate Kiesler (Illustrator), Kate A. Kiesler (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.40
1
$14.40
Coming to America: The Story of Immigration Betsy Maestro, Susannah Ryan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico Nina Jaffe, Enrique O. Sanchez (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America Lulu Delacre
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Puerto Rico Jeff E. Reynolds
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Mexico Ann Heinrichs, Childrens Press
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Colors of Mexico Lynn Ainsworth Olawsky, Janice Lee Porter (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
Materials cost
$476.47
Vendor shipping charges
$47.65
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.91
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$553.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$121.39
Total project goal
$674.39
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$674.39
6 Donors
-$650.59
Donations toward project cost
-$553.00
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