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Mrs. Magallanes from Salinas, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Fun

Help me give my students books they can enjoy reading. My students will gain excitement to read daily.

  • $690 goal

This project expired on October 10, 2025.

This project expired on October 10, 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

My students come into the classroom every day full of wonder and excitement. They are motivated students who come to school ready to learn. I want them to believe that they can accomplish anything. My students are creative and aspiring innovators. They love to read and love lots of positive attention.

I teach at a Title I school where many students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Many of our students come from farm working families who migrant to other areas following the seasonal crops. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn. They enjoy school and aspire future success.

I believe this project will create excitement about reading and make sure students have books they CAN read and that they are interested in. With these books, my students will have additional opportunities to meet their reading goals. This project will allow students to read books with connections to our curriculum. Furthermore, some of these books promote a growth mindset and kindness among our students. Also, this year I can begin to build my classroom library up so that I can help each of my third-grade students get excited about reading.

Mrs. Magallanes Boronda Meadows 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

30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man - Dog Man Collection - 10 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $96.29 1 $96.29
Bad Kitty - Bad Kitty Collection - 6 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $32.08 1 $32.08
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $21.86 1 $21.86
Cinderella--with Dogs! • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
WOW! Weather! Space: A Child & His Dog Adventure Through The Solar System • Amazon Business $12.83 1 $12.83
The Berenstain Bears Share and Share Alike! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
Jack's Giant Problem (Fairytale Fraud) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Wolf in Disguise (Fairytale Fraud) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Ready for Rescue?: A story about Rapunzel and procrastination (Fairytale Fraud) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
One Bee Too Many: (Hispanic & Latino Fables For Kids, Multicultural Stories, Racism Book for Kids) (Ages 7-10) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
The Bike Lesson • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Three Pigs and a Gingerbread Man (Tadpoles: Fairytale Jumbles) • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Graphic Novel (Graphic Spin) (Graphic Spin (Quality Paper)) • Amazon Business $9.11 1 $9.11
Lift the Flap: Fairy Tales: Search for your Favorite Fairytale characters (Can You Find Me?) • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
Read! Explore! Imagine! Fiction Readers - The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Other Aesop Fables - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
The Princess and The Pea: A Classic Fairytale Keepsake Storybook • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Hansel and Gretel and the Green Witch (Tadpoles: Fairytale Twists) • Amazon Business $8.21 1 $8.21
Jack and the Beanstalk (Penguin Bedtime Classics) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Classic Fairytale Keepsake Storybook • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk (It’s Not a Fairy Tale) • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Multicultural Fairy Tales - Cinderella Stories Around the World - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Classic Fables in Rhythm and Rhyme - The Ant and the Grasshopper - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Jack and the Beanstalk - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Korean Cinderella - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Jack and the Beanstalk (My First Fairy Tales) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
James Marshall's Cinderella • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Rabunzel: A hilariously funny illustrated children’s picture book based on the fairy tale Rapunzel - perfect family fun for Easter! (Fairy Tales for the Fearless) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Berenstain Bears Patience, Please (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Cindergorilla (Fairy Tales for the Fearless) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Tadpoles Fairytale Jumbles - Goldilocks and the Wolf - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.94 1 $6.94
The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $6.50 1 $6.50
The Berenstain Bears Under the Sea • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Puffin Classics - Aesop's Fables - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Berenstain Bears' Valentine Blessings: A Valentine's Day Book For Kids (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear: A Christmas Book for Kids (First Time Books) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Berenstain Bears Get the Job Done: Level 1 (I Can Read! / Berenstain Bears / Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Three Little Pigs: A Classic Fairytale Keepsake Storybooks • Amazon Business $5.21 1 $5.21
The Lion and the Mouse / El león y el ratón (Timeless Fables) (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Boy Who Cried Wolf / El niño que gritó: ¡Que viene el lobo! (Timeless Fables) (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Jack and the Beanstalk (Timeless Tales) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Berenstain Bears' Harvest Festival (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Berenstain Bears Take Off! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
The Berenstain Bears' Big Machines (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Step Into Reading. Super Early Books - Cinderella's Countdown to the Ball - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Berenstain Bears Blast Off! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.30 1 $4.30
The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19
The Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19
The Berenstain Bears: Kindness Counts (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story) • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19
The Berenstain Bears and the Ducklings: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Berenstain Bears: Gone Fishin'! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Little Apple Classic (A Classic Fairy Tale for Kids) (Little Apple Books) • Amazon Business $3.71 1 $3.71
Izzy Gizmo • Amazon Business $3.43 1 $3.43
Keepsake Stories - Dual language - Jack and the Beanstalk, Grades PK - 3: Juan y los frijoles magicos (Keepsake Stories), Grades PK - 3 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$502.83

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$46.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$586.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.48

Total project goal

$689.86

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