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Ms. George from Oak Park MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Representation Matters! Learning About Contemporary Black Illustrators

Help me give my students a variety of books illustrated by Black illustrators and artists.

  • $253 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Do you remember the excitement of going to the library and picking out a new book? For many of my students this is a new experience because this is their first year having a regular school library program with weekly book checkout. I work in an urban school serving predominately low-income students, so the school library is their primary source of reading material. Many don't have access to high-quality books at home.

My students have quickly become enthusiastic library patrons.

They are excited to come in and check out books every week. They are starting to develop their identity as readers, and especially like books featuring characters who look like them. The students' passion for books and reading and fills the library with a buzz of positive energy every day.

My Project

Books can fuel our imagination and inspire a world of possibilities. Therefore, it is essential that our stories include characters that represent the students who are reading them. It is also important for students to see people who look like them as the creators of the books they read.

Because many of our students love to draw, this project focuses on creating a diverse collection of picture books illustrated by contemporary Black illustrators and artists.

This collection, when combined with the books already in the library, will allow each grade level to do an in-depth study of different Black illustrators. Students will have several books from each illustrator to check out and explore. In addition, since all the books feature characters of color, the collection will increase the number of books representative of the students in my school.

Ms. George
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cece Loves Science (Cece Loves Science, 1) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Cece Loves Science and Adventure (Cece Loves Science, 2) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Not Quite Snow White • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book) • Amazon Business $14.18 1 $14.18
Better Together, Cinderella • Amazon Business $13.08 1 $13.08
Please, Puppy, Please • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Don't Touch My Hair! • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
You Matter • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Grandma's Purse • Amazon Business $9.76 1 $9.76
Mary Had a Little Glam (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $9.26 1 $9.26
The King of Kindergarten • Amazon Business $9.15 1 $9.15
I Have a Dream (Book & CD) • Amazon Business $9.02 1 $9.02
Princess Hair • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Shai & Emmie Star in To the Rescue! (A Shai & Emmie Story) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg! (A Shai & Emmie Story) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Parker Dresses Up: Ready-to-Read Level 1 (A Parker Curry Book) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Your Friend, Parker: Ready-to-Read Level 1 (A Parker Curry Book) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$182.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$214.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.94

Total project goal

$252.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $252.92

3 Donors

-$126.46

Donations toward project cost

-$107.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.97

match offer

-$126.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.97

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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