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Ms. Martinez from Cudahy, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Proud to Be Me!

Help me give my students books to teach them about diversity and cultural pride.

  • $990 goal

This project expired on September 26, 2025.

This project expired on September 26, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I love that my students are open minded and ready to learn! These multi-cultural reading resources will help them become more engaged in reading stories from represented authors who write about students who look like them.

Students in our school coming from latino families in Mexico, Central America and South America.

Our newcomers enrich our dual language program with the extensive vocabulary from all their different countries of origin.

It is important for our students to feel proud of their roots and to continue developing their native language that is spoken at home.

Ms. Martinez Ellen Ochoa Learning Center 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.

Cudahy, CA View local requests

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

200 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Book Set: Lee & Low Antiracism Collection (grades PreK-2 elementary books from underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $110.00 3 $330.00
5 Book Set Lil' Libros: Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World STEAM Bundle (Math, Arts, Engineering) (bilingual Spanish English, STEM books for classroom library) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $60.00 2 $120.00
Kaplan Early Learning Favorites Book Set - Spanish - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $46.76 2 $93.52
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (paperback picture book) - A Latino Book of Concepts series • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 3 $33.00
Mi Familia: A Mexican American Family (Spanish edition paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 2 $30.00
Abuela, Don't Forget Me (YA paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $13.00 2 $26.00
The Kids' Book of Diversity: Empathy, Kindness and Respect for Differences (The Kids' Books of Social Emotional Learning) • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback picture book) - A Latino Book of Concepts series • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 2 $22.00
Yes! We Are Latinos: Poems and Prose About the Latino Experience • Amazon Business $9.95 2 $19.90
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! (Viva! Latino Celebrations) • Amazon Business $9.25 2 $18.50
The Skirt (McDougal Littell Library) • Amazon Business $7.19 2 $14.38

Materials cost

$733.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.48

Total project goal

$989.86

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