My project needs a variety of books that expose students to places and things they've never seen.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. L.'s classroom raised $270
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38 fourth and fifth graders in Nanakuli, Hawaii, need your help. My students live in a beautiful valley on the western coast of Oahu. They are all part Native Hawaiian, and their community is extremely poor. Many of them live in houses with 15 or more people, as housing costs in Hawaii are astronomical. One of my students lives with his family in tents on the beach. The school itself is Title 1 and high needs. We generally are well-supplied with the things we need, but there are a couple of small gaps.
Most of my students have spent their entire lives in this small town, rarely venturing more than 10 miles down the road. They are loving and inquisitive kids with very little knowledge of the world around them.
I've taught my students that no matter where you are, you can easily travel to new places through books. We have a map on the wall with pushpins where we mark the places we've visited through our reading. The books that I'm requesting are mostly adventure books that will increase my students' schema, as well as allow them to travel to new and exciting places. These books are mostly 3rd to 4th grade level books because that's where the biggest gap is in my classroom library.
Funding this proposal will expose some amazing kids to the vast and incredible world around them.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
More than three‑quarters 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
Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series #31) Debbie Dadey, Tarr, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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Mermaids Don't Run Track (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series #26) Debbie Dadey, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator), Marcia Thornton Jones
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$3.59
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The Abominable Snowman Doesn't Roast Marshmallows (Bailey School Kid #50) Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Jones Dadey, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series #1) Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series #9) Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones
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Zombies Don't Play Soccer (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series #15) Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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Goblins Don't Play Video Games (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series #37) Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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Matt Christopher, Baseball: 4 Action-Packed Adventures Matt Christopher
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$16.19
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Soccer Duel: There Are Two Sides to Every Story... Matt Christopher, Paul Mantell
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$4.49
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Football Nightmare Matt Christopher, Robert Hirschfeld
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$4.49
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Magic Tree House Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 (Magic Tree House Series) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)
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$11.17
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Magic Tree House The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles Boxed Set #3: Book 9 - 12 (Magic Treehouse Series) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator), Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 5-8 (Magic Tree House Series) Mary Pope Osborne
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$11.17
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$11.17
High Tide in Hawaii (Magic Tree House Series #28) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)
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$3.59
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The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy: The Time Warp Trio Series #3 Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
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$4.49
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Oh Say, I Can't See (The Time Warp Trio Series #15) Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley (Illustrator)
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$4.49
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See You Later, Gladiator: The Time Warp Trio Series #9 Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley (Illustrator)
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Viking it and Liking it: The Time Warp Trio Series #12 Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley (Illustrator)
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$4.49
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It's All Greek to Me: The Time Warp Trio Series #8 Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
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$4.49
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Abner Doubleday: Boy Baseball Pioneer Montrew Dunham, Harold Underdown (Editor), Cathy Morrison (Illustrator)
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$8.95
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$8.95
Adventures in the Ice Age (Good Times Travel Agency Series) Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin (Illustrator)
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$8.05
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$8.05
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes (Illustrator)
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$36.00
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$36.00
Dog That Stole Football Plays Matt Christopher, Bill Ogden (Illustrator), Daniel Vasconcellos (Illustrator)
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$4.49
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The Team That Couldn't Lose Matt Christopher, #1 Sports Writer for Kids Staff
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$4.49
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Alien Obsession Bruce Richards, Marc Ramsey (Illustrator)
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$3.06
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Materials cost
$174.89
Vendor shipping charges
$17.49
Sales tax
$7.29
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.37
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$221.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$48.51
Total project goal
$269.51
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$269.51
2 Donors
-$260.00
Donations toward project cost
-$221.00
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