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Mrs. Morris from Ithaca, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nonfiction Can Be Fun!

Help me give my students hi-interest nonfiction books that they will love reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Morris's classroom raised $731

This project is fully funded

My Project

I work with wonderful students that are very curious about the world around them. The library is a great place for them to start when seeking information. Nonfiction books are an invaluable source to help our students find the answers they are looking for, but our nonfiction section is very outdated. The average age of our collection is over 20 years old.

My goal for this project is to give all students access to updated nonfiction books that they will love reading.

All of the books on this list will help support 3rd-6th grade curriculum.

Mrs. Morris North Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was/Is Books-Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.95 2 $73.90
The Quilts of Gee's Bend • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 1 $36.86
The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia (CitizenKid) • Amazon Business $18.29 1 $18.29
Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books (Nonfiction Books for Kids, Early Elementary History Books) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them • Amazon Business $17.66 1 $17.66
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin • Amazon Business $17.20 1 $17.20
Over and Under the Waves • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Over and Under the Canyon • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Giant Squid (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Over and Under the Rainforest • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Making a Difference: An Inspirational Book About Kids Changing the World! • Amazon Business $12.17 1 $12.17
The Story of Lin-Manuel Miranda (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles (Children's Story Books, Sea Turtle Gifts, Moon Books for Kids, Children's Environment Books, Kid's Turtle Books) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Just Right Words: Slam Poetry (Time for Kids(r) Informational Text) • Amazon Business $11.85 1 $11.85
Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (Scientists in the Field) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Ultimate Bug Rumble (Who Would Win ): Volume 17 (Who Would Win ) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Ultimate Jungle Rumble (Who Would Win ): Volume 19 (Who Would Win ) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Eye: How It Works • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness • Amazon Business $8.72 1 $8.72
The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy: November 22, 1963 (24-Hour History) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From an Idea to Google: How Innovation at Google Changed the World • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
D-Day: June 6, 1944 (24-Hour History) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Titanic (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Salem Witch Trials (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ancient Greece (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Civil War (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Space Race (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The American Revolution (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Civil Rights Movement (Blast Back!) • Amazon Business $5.27 1 $5.27

Materials cost

$577.25

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$620.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.57

Total project goal

$730.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$730.48

6 Donors

-$463.10

Donations toward project cost

-$413.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.16

match offer

-$243.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$206.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.89

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$0.00

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