Help me give my students books that represent them--books that feature people and characters that tell parts of their stories.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ryan's classroom raised $330
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Students
"Do we have to leave?" Our students are funny, compassionate and imaginative children that enjoy exploring new skills and developing their literacy skills. They attend an elementary school in the Kensington section of Northern Philadelphia.
The room buzzes throughout the day as they laugh, sing and share with their peers.
They are a thoughtful, loving and hardworking bunch, excited to learn and grow. While they are motivated by their dreams and engaged by the opportunities presented to them, due to economic challenges within the community, school, and district, our resources are limited. As their teacher, I struggle to provide sufficient and enriching supplies that will support holistic learning. However, at our school, we are resourceful and do with what we have, but our students deserve and require more.
My Project
According to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that just ten percent of children's books released in 2018 featured African Americans and only five percent feature Latinx.
I hope to build a classroom library that features people and characters that look like my students.
Through a previous project, I received books that featured many picture book biographies. This project, however, is for quality texts that not only promote historical figures, but everyday stories that tell of their daily lived experiences as well. They deserve to see themselves in the literature they read.
Nearly all 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
Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$15.07
1
$15.07
Bodega Cat
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Braids/Trencitas (Spanish and English Edition)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$13.62
1
$13.62
Maya's Blanket/La Manta de Maya (English and Spanish Edition)
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$13.56
1
$13.56
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
Waiting for the Biblioburro
• Amazon Business
$12.84
1
$12.84
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
• Amazon Business
$10.85
1
$10.85
Let the Children March
• Amazon Business
$10.79
1
$10.79
She's Got This
• Amazon Business
$10.53
1
$10.53
When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Claudette Colvin (Amazing Young People)
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$9.95
1
$9.95
The Can Man
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$9.78
1
$9.78
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine)
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$8.95
1
$8.95
In My Family/En mi familia
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$8.72
1
$8.72
I Love Saturdays y domingos
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
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$7.69
1
$7.69
Mango, Abuela, and Me
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$7.52
1
$7.52
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Tia Isa Wants a Car
• Amazon Business
$6.85
1
$6.85
A Bike Like Sergio's
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$6.69
1
$6.69
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks (Readers Bios)
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$4.93
1
$4.93
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! (Viva! Latino Celebrations)
• Amazon Business
$4.56
1
$4.56
Materials cost
$246.63
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.70
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$280.33
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$49.47
Total project goal
$329.80
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$329.80
2 Donors
-$94.94
Donations toward project cost
-$93.44
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$1.50
match offer
-$219.87
Match offer toward project cost
-$186.89
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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