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Ms. Lourdes Lejano from Fullerton CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Wonderful World of Non-Fiction

Help me give my students nonfiction books to expand their understanding of the world.

  • $2,757 goal

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My Project

The books in this project are selected from the National Geographic Readers series for TK - 6th-grade students and the Who Was…? series for 3rd - 6th-grade students. Our readers will select the books from the library and will use them in class to support their research and at home to share with their families and friends. Research topics that will be supported include biographies, life cycles, U.S. and ancient history.

The wide variety of books in this project will help our readers and emerging readers find updated books of interest.

Our current non-fiction collection is quite dated; the average age of the collection is 2000. I hope to provide updated resources to spark student interest in reading. The hardback books will hold up to frequent use and will last for many years to come.

Ms. Lourdes Lejano
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $18.25 1 $18.25
Who Was George Washington? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $17.25 1 $17.25
Who Was Nelson Mandela? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Elvis Presley? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was King Tut? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Anne Frank? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Ronald Reagan? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Thomas Jefferson? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Helen Keller? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Harry Houdini? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Ben Franklin? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Albert Einstein? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Alexander Hamilton? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Are Venus And Serena Williams? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Is Derek Jeter? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Galileo? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Betsy Ross? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Stan Lee? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Susan B. Anthony? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
What Was The Gold Rush? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Muhammad Ali? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Roald Dahl? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Marie Curie? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Clara Barton? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Is George Lucas? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Bruce Lee? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Louis Braille? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Frida Kahlo? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Is Steven Spielberg? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Paul Revere? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Rosa Parks? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Walt Disney? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Babe Ruth? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Was Sally Ride? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Is J. K. Rowling? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Who Is Sonia Sotomayor? (Who Was...?) • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
National Geographic Readers: Cheetahs • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Who Is LeBron James? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Who Is Pelé? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
National Geographic Readers: Volcanoes! • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
National Geographic Readers: Woof! 100 Fun Facts About Dogs (L3) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Who Was Henry Ford? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96
Who Was Jackie Robinson? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $15.87 1 $15.87
National Geographic Readers: Bees • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Elephants • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Lions • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Turtles • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Monkeys • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Owls • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Night Sky • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Cats (Level 1 Coreader) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Kids Readers: Ancient Egypt (L3 • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Robots • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Wolverines (L3) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Titanic • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Trains • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Cats vs. Dogs • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Elephants • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Amazing Animal Journeys • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Planes • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Animal Architects (L3) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Foxes (L2) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Ink! (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Octopuses, Squid, and More • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Harriet Tubman (L2) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Wolves • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Sharks • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Tide Pools (L1) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Vikings (L2) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Kids Readers: Alexander Hamilton (L3) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Frogs! • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Penguins! • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Wild Cats (Level 1) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Snakes! • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Pandas • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: George Washington Carver (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Anne Frank (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Dolphins • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Bats • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Farm Animals (Level 1 Co-reader) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: In the Ocean (L1/Co-reader) • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
Who Is Jane Goodall? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $14.78 1 $14.78
National Geographic Readers: Gymnastics (Level 2) • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
Who Is Pope Francis? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $14.45 1 $14.45
National Geographic Readers: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (L3) (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $14.13 1 $14.13
Who Is Simone Biles? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
National Geographic Readers: Giraffes • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Wildfires • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Red Pandas • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Coral Reefs • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Sacagawea (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Ellis Island • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Albert Einstein (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Nelson Mandela (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Sea Otters • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Spiders • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Skyscrapers (Level 3) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Meteors • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Bears • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Amelia Earhart (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Helen Keller (Level 2) (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Walt Disney (L3) (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: At the Beach • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Abraham Lincoln (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Water • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Thomas Edison (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Mars • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Alexander Graham Bell (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Alligators and Crocodiles • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Who Is Bill Gates? • Amazon Business $13.76 1 $13.76
National Geographic Readers: Cleopatra (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Who Was Dr. Seuss? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $13.44 1 $13.44
National Geographic Readers: Frederick Douglass (Level 2) (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
National Geographic Readers: September 11 (Level 3)-Library edition • Amazon Business $13.11 1 $13.11
National Geographic Readers: Koalas • Amazon Business $13.07 1 $13.07
Who Is Tom Brady? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
National Geographic Readers: Pyramids (Level 1) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
National Geographic Readers: Animals That Change Color (L2) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
National Geographic Readers: Squeak! (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Hamsters, Mice, Guinea Pigs, and More • Amazon Business $12.52 1 $12.52
National Geographic Readers: Llamas (L1) • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
Who Was Christopher Columbus? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $11.84 1 $11.84
National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12

Materials cost

$2,082.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.97

Sales tax

 $190.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$31.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,342.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$413.43

Total project goal

$2,756.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,756.22

26 Donors

-$1,812.03

Donations toward project cost

-$1,572.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$239.30

Matching donations from our partners

-$906.01

Match offers toward project cost

-$770.11

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$135.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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