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Mrs. Barton from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading About Superheroes Gives Us Reading Superpowers

My students need 26 easy to read books about superheroes.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Barton's classroom raised $281

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I am the school librarian in a k-8 school. We are located in a neighborhood plagued by poverty, gangs, and crime. We have a dedicated teaching staff and caring parents; still our students are struggling to read. Although our administration stresses literacy skills, our budget has no money for the library this year. I am working to build an exciting collection, but there are still areas in which we fall short, especially for young boys.

This is the third year that our library has been open. Students have become eager library patrons. The few easy-reader superhero books in our collection have become favorites of the younger students. They request these constantly. We have no Spongebob Squarepants books, but these are also frequently requested, especially by boys in first through fourth grades.

Our young boys would be delighted to find new easy-reader superhero titles. I know the books would fly off my shelves. Studies have proven that reading abilities and comprehension soar when students are able to self-select reading material. Reading these books would be a pleasurable way for my students to increase their skills.

Your help would make browsing my shelves and selecting new library books much more exciting for my young readers. By providing them with material they dearly want to read, you would be enabling them to develop their reading abilities to the superpower level.

Mrs. Barton Lavizzo Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spider-Man: The Amazing Story Catherine Saunders • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
I Am Batman Catherine Hapka, Kanila Tripp (Illustrator), Adrian Barrios (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Dark Knight: Batman's Friends and Foes Catherine Hapka, Kanila Tripp (Illustrator), Adrian Barrios (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Spider-Man Saves the Day Manufactured by HarperFestival, Acton Figueroa • Barnes and Noble $12.19 1 $12.19
How to Draw Spongebob Squarepants (Nickelodeon's How to Draw Books Series) Heather Martinez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Go, Graduate!: All the Best from Bikini Bottom David Lewman • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man Versus the Vulture Susan Hill, Jeremy Roberts (Illustrator), Andie Tong (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Spider-Man: Spider-Man Versus Kraven Susan Hill, Andie Tong (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Spider-Man: Spider-Man Versus Electro Susan Hill, Inc. Mada Design (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Spider-Man 2: Spider-Man Versus Doc Ock Mark W. Mcveigh, Thompson Bros. (Illustrator), Jesus Redondo (Illustrator), Ivan Vasquez (Illustrator), Based On Work by Stan Lee • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man Versus Sandman (I Can Read: Level 2 Series) Harry Lime, Steven Gordon (Illustrator), Steven E. Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 2 $7.18
Spider-Man 3: Meet the Heroes and Villains (I Can Read: Level 2 Series) Harry Lime, Steven E. Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 2 $7.18
Beyond Bikini Bottom! Sonali Fry, Vince DePorter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
My Happy Book: SpongeBob's 10 Happiest Moments Alison Inches, Stephen Reed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Show Me the Bunny! (Spongebob Squarepants Ready-to Read Series) Steven Banks, William Reiss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.62 1 $10.62
Mr. FancyPants! (Spongebob Squarepants Series) Golden Books Staff, Caleb Meurer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Story of Batman Scott Peterson, Rick Burchett (Illustrator), Created by Bob Kane • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Spider-Man: Amazing Friends Digest Keith Giffen, David Michelinie, Karl Kesel, Sean McKeever, Paul Tobin • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Marvel Heroes Amazing Powers Catherine Saunders • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Cool Cat (Batman Series) Michael Anthony Steele, Mike Collins (Illustrator), Lee Loughridge (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Superhero School Aaron Reynolds, Andy Rash (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Enemy Spy (Shredderman Series #4) Wendelin Van Draanen, Brian Biggs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Attack of the Tagger (Shredderman Series #2) Wendelin Van Draanen, Brian Biggs (Illustrator), Brian Briggs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Secret Identity (Shredderman Series #1) Wendelin Van Draanen, Brian Biggs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Meet the Gecko (Shredderman Series #3) Wendelin Van Draanen, Brian Biggs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Superheroes and Beyond: How to Draw the Leading and Supporting Characters of Today's Comics Christopher Hart • Barnes and Noble $17.59 1 $17.59

Materials cost

$198.53

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.85

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$230.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.57

Total project goal

$280.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $280.93

1 Donor

-$280.93

Donations toward project cost

-$230.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.54

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