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

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Shaking Off All the Dust in the Library!

Help me give my students rotating bookshelves, floor seats, and some of their favorite book titles to help shake off all the dust in our classroom library and bring the joy of reading to life.

  • $1,585 goal

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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

Have you ever hesitated to go to your attic because you were worried about what you would find? I mean, how often do people visit their attic? Imagine dust being everywhere and treasures hidden that you don't even know where to start. Well my students tend to look at what is available to them on the surface and our library books are hidden in old bookshelves. I realized that you can have all the books in the world, but if you don't have the right setup, books just end up collecting dust.

Our school lost funding for a librarian over six years ago and since then I have been determined to create a library space in our classroom that is inviting and fosters a love for reading.

My students need tiered rotating bookshelves that help them quickly see what books are available for checkout in our classroom library. These displays I am requesting will allow my students to turn the bookshelves and have easy access to some of their favorite titles. My students also need new floor seats to help create a comfortable space to read in our library area.

Lastly, my students need some of their favorite requested books which also include books for students in our class that only speak Spanish or Ukrainian. By giving all students options of their interest, this will help create a space that they will never want to leave and that will never leave a trail of dust behind.

Mrs. Edwards
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
foriy 5 Tier Rotating Bookshelf High-Density Bookcase Modern 360° Tall Book Shelf Storage Display Rack Floor Standing Shelves with Baffle for Home Living Room Study Office White (63''X18''X18'') • Amazon Business $162.55 2 $325.10
Heehee 2 Rotating Bookshelf 360 Display Floor Standing Bookcase Storage Rack for Kids&Adults Multi-Functional Bookshelf Organizer (2-Tier) • Amazon Business $89.00 2 $178.00
Lakeshore Flex-Space Washable Comfy Floor Seat - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 2 $139.98
Book in Ukrainian. Harry Potter. Gift set: Books #1-7. PODARUNKOVYY NABIR KNYH PRO HARRI POTTERA. Illustrated Edition. Book for kids. • Amazon Business $139.25 1 $139.25
Baseball Card Adventures 12-Book Box Set: All 12 Paperbacks in the Bestselling Baseball Card Adventures Series! • Amazon Business $96.00 1 $96.00
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $56.43 1 $56.43
Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban. Edición ilustrada / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $38.54 1 $38.54
Harriet the Spy • Amazon Business $7.19 5 $35.95
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18) • Amazon Business $8.59 3 $25.77
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Harriet the Spy: 50th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $17.48 1 $17.48
A New Home for Leo/Новий дім для Лео: Α bilingual children's book in Ukrainian and English • Amazon Business $16.90 1 $16.90
The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
The Fabulous Lost and Found and the Little Ukrainian mouse. Special Double Edition: Two books in one- Laugh as you learn Ukrainian; Ukrainians learn ... the Story Powered Language Learning Method) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
My First Book of Haiku Poems: a Picture, a Poem and a Dream; Classic Poems by Japanese Haiku Masters (Bilingual English and Japanese text) • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
The Rabbit's Gift • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Cousins Forever - Кузини Назавжди: A bilingual book for kids learning Ukrainian (English Ukrainian edition) (Ukrainian Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
El único e incomparable Iván (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Панда Навпаки: Panda Opposite, Ukrainian story books for children, book in Ukrainian language for kids, дитяча книга україн... • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Camp Famous • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
The Illustrated Robert Frost: 15 Winter Poems for Children - Robert Frost for Kids, Poetry Books for Kids, Poetry Picture Books, Robert Frost Kids ... Robert Frost (Children's Poetry Collection) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Lingo Dingo and the Ukrainian astronaut: Laugh as you learn Ukrainian for kids; Ukrainian books for children; learning Ukrainian kids; gifts for ... the Story Powered Language Learning Method) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The One and Only Ruby • Amazon Business $10.82 1 $10.82
El teorema Katherine /An Abundance of Katherines (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
Carry Me Home • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Boy at the Back of the Class • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The Crossover • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Scaredy Bat and the Holiday Mysteries: A Mystery Short Stories Collection for Kids (Scaredy Bat: A Vampire Detective Series) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Matematyka dlya dvomovnykh ditey. Math for Bilingual Kids. Ukrainian - English Book: Dual Language Book for Kids in Ukrainian and English (Bilingual ... Book for Kids) (Ukrainian Edition) • Amazon Business $5.50 1 $5.50

Materials cost

$1,292.52

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,346.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$237.69

Total project goal

$1,584.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,584.60

2 Donors

-$722.00

Donations toward project cost

-$722.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$735.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$624.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$110.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$127.41

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$0.00

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