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Ms. Beaman from Farmer City, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sticking With the Classics

Help me give my students access to beautiful new copies of classic picture books in our school library!

  • $642 goal

This project expired on July 6, 2024.

This project expired on July 6, 2024.

My Project

Our elementary school library has a problem. Our copies of classic picture books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Cat In the Hat have been loved to death! Our students still enjoy many of the classics but our copies are old and falling apart, or they have been lost altogether. Our limited budget makes it hard to replace these well loved titles while still purchasing newer titles for our students to enjoy. We need your help! Please help our PreK-3 elementary school purchase new copies for our 280 students to enjoy!

Ms. Beaman Blue Ridge High School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Farmer City, IL View local requests

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

280 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Penguin Random House The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Hardback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.99 1 $18.99
The Snowy Day Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.99 1 $18.99
Harold and the Purple Crayon Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
Love You Forever • Amazon Business $17.93 1 $17.93
The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig • Amazon Business $15.58 1 $15.58
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Tikki Tikki Tembo • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Blueberries for Sal • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Giving Tree • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Little House 75th Anniversary Edition: A Caldecott Award Winner • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? (Richard Scarry's Busy World) • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
No, David! • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Not a Box • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65
Jumanji 30th Anniversary Edition: A Caldecott Award Winner • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Dear Zoo (Dear Zoo & Friends) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: Full Color Jacketed Edition (Classic Seuss) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Make Way for Ducklings • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Little Engine That Could: Loren Long Edition • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Olivia • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Story of Ferdinand • Amazon Business $11.43 1 $11.43
Animalia • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Miss Nelson Collection: 3 Complete Books in 1!: Miss Nelson Is Missing, Miss Nelson Is Back, and Miss Nelson Has a Field Day • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Polar Express 30th Anniversary Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Dot • AKJ Education $10.95 1 $10.95
A Sick Day for Amos McGee • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Amazing Grace (Grace-picture Books) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Press Here (Herve Tullet) • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Fancy Nancy • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
The Cat in the Hat • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
The Lorax (Classic Seuss) • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48

Materials cost

$504.53

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$544.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.16

Total project goal

$641.06

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