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Mrs. Salzwedel from Chandler, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Project Read-a-Lot

Help me give my students a classroom library full of wonderful and educational books!

  • $435 goal

This project expired on September 29, 2025.

This project expired on September 29, 2025.

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Celebrate 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.

My Project

As a passionate educator, I believe that access to great books can open up a world of possibilities, inspire imagination, and build lifelong learners. That’s why I’m working to expand our classroom library — and I need your help.

Right now, our library is limited, and many of my students don’t have books at home.

With your support, I hope to provide a diverse collection of books that reflect their interests, identities, and dreams — books that will not only improve their reading skills but also help them see themselves in the stories they read.

Every contribution, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to a vibrant classroom library filled with curiosity, adventure, and opportunity. You’re not just giving books — you’re giving my students the chance to fall in love with reading.

Mrs. Salzwedel Sanborn Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Chandler, AZ View local requests

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

26 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
According to Humphrey Series 12 Books Collection Set By Betty G. Birney (Surprises, School, Friendship, Holidays, The World, Christmas, Spring, Imagination, Secrets, Mysteries, More Adventures, Trouble) • Amazon Business $47.51 1 $47.51
The Flat Stanley Adventures Series Collection 12 Book Box Set by Jeff Brown (Magic Lamp, In Space, Invisible, Flat Again, Amazing Mexican Secret & MORE!) • Amazon Business $36.12 1 $36.12
The Boxcar Children Mysteries Boxed Set 1-4: The Boxcar Children; Surprise Island; The Yellow House; Mystery Ranch • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
I Want My Hat Back • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Is a Camel a Mammal? (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Great Day for Pup: All About Wild Babies (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Whale of a Tale! All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Safari, So Good! All About African Wildlife (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Would You Rather Be a Pollywog? All About Pond Life (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
High? Low? Where Did It Go? All About Animal Camouflage (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Who Hatches the Egg? All About Eggs (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The 100 Hats of the Cat in the Hat: A Celebration of the 100th Day of School (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Ice is Nice! All About the North and South Poles (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.68 1 $9.68
Charlotte's Web - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Oh, the Lavas That Flow! All About Volcanoes (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue: A Picture Book that Helps Kids Learn the Difference Between Tattling and Telling • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Why Oh Why Are Deserts Dry? All About Deserts (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
Cat in the Hat's Learning Library - I Can Name 50 Trees Today! All About Trees - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Cat in the Hat's Learning Library - Oh Say Can You Seed? All About Flowering Plants - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Cat in the Hat's Learning Library - Happy Pi Day to You! All About Measuring Circles - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Hark! A Shark! All About Sharks (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98
Wacky Weather: All About Odd Weather Events (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
My, Oh My--A Butterfly! All About Butterflies (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $5.19 1 $5.19
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches (I Can Read Level 4) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Who Was...? - Who Was Dr. Seuss? - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers (I Can Read Level 4) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$312.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$369.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.21

Total project goal

$434.73

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