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Mrs. Schmahl from Grandview, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Book is Always Better Than the Movie!

Help me give my students each a copy of our 2024 library read aloud, The Wild Robot!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Schmahl's classroom raised $371

This project is fully funded

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

The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, is the chosen library read aloud book for the third graders this fall! The Wild Robot is the first book in a series of three, and tells the heartwarming and action-packed story of a robot who finds herself shipwrecked on an island. Adaptation, survival, and the intersection of nature and technology are the main themes of this literary journey, along with the timeless message of ‘family.’ Author Peter Brown reminds us that families may have members who do not look like each other and may not even be of the same species, but that does not matter. Love, loyalty, and caring are the important things.

This fall, The Wild Robot will be released by Dreamworks as an animated movie.

I am excited for our students to not only read, but be captivated by this sweet sci-fi story before it is released in theaters!

Mrs. Schmahl Harriet Thompson Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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 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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Wild Robot (Volume 1) (The Wild Robot, 1) • Amazon Business $6.89 30 $206.70
Robot salvaje / The Wild Robot (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.95 3 $41.85
Teacher Guide and Novel Unit for The Wild Robot: Lessons on Demand • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$258.54

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.60

Total project goal

$370.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$370.64

1 Donor

-$370.64

Donations toward project cost

-$315.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.60

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$0.00

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