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Ms. Baldwin from Lakeside, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nonfiction Books Can Be Fun to Read, Too!

Help me give my students a class set of National Geographic books and a class set of “Hidden Figures” for 32 students.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Baldwin's classroom raised $542

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am an ELA teacher to 62 wonderful students in Eastern Arizona. I teach students who read at a 12th grade level, and I teach students who read at a 1st or 2nd grade level. It can be hard to find books to read with both classes that are engaging, interesting, and accessible to all of my students.

Reading nonfiction books is so important for students of all ages and abilities, and that is why these books will be a great addition to my 5th grade classroom.

I have seen firsthand when a student picks up a book that they have no interest in. I have seen students give up before they even try because they just don’t connect to the text in front of them. These books would help all of my students comprehend nonfiction texts, which will help them think critically and creatively, which in turn will help them grow as learners!

Donating to this project would add these amazing books to our 5th grade reading classroom.

Ms. Baldwin Blue Ridge Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $6.85 32 $219.20
National Geographic Nonfiction Readers - Complete Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00

Materials cost

$388.20

Vendor shipping charges

$8.45

Sales tax

$27.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$460.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.22

Total project goal

$541.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$541.45

4 Donors

-$267.04

Donations toward project cost

-$233.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.81

match offer

-$267.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$227.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.35

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$0.00

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