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Mrs. Hooker from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Not Science Fiction, Science Facts!

Help me give my students an informative and gorgeous library of scientific non-fiction books!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hooker's classroom raised $360

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach in a school district where our families come from a wide range of economic backgrounds. District-wide, all of our students qualify for free breakfast and lunch. While many of my students have all they need to learn, as a district, many of our students come to school without basic supplies and our classrooms lack many standard resources due to lack of district funding.

My students come to me eager and excited to learn everything about the world around them!

Please help me give my students this factual and gorgeous library of scientific trade books where they can look up any information about the world around them that they might be looking for! Beetles? Biomimicry? Bodies? I've curated a scientific library of books that covers it all! Deep sea creatures? Micro-organisms? Bioluminescence?? They want to know everything! Thank you for considering giving to my students and my classroom!

Mrs. Hooker Linwood Holton Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

150 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Book of Seeds: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World • Amazon Business $43.55 1 $43.55
The Book of Eggs: A Life-Size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species • Amazon Business $42.50 1 $42.50
The Book of Beetles: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems • Amazon Business $40.72 1 $40.72
100 Things to Know About Planet Earth (100 Things to Know) • Amazon Business $30.28 1 $30.28
What's Inside A Bird's Nest?: And Other Questions About Nature & Life Cycles • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
100 Things To Know About Food • Amazon Business $18.02 1 $18.02
Illumanatomy: See inside the human body with your magic viewing lens (Illumi: See 3 Images in 1) • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
100 Things to Know About the Human Body • Amazon Business $17.42 1 $17.42
What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
100 things to know about History • Amazon Business $16.87 1 $16.87

Materials cost

$263.83

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$305.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.96

Total project goal

$359.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $359.73

4 Donors

-$272.23

Donations toward project cost

-$231.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.83

Matching donations from our partners

-$87.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$74.38

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.12

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