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Ms. Januzzi from Durham, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader!

Help me give my students new books to add to our school library!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Januzzi's classroom raised $722

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

This is my second year as the school librarian in our elementary school. I now know the students in our school and I know that they are voracious learners who love to read! I have even renamed our library The Genius Center.

Most of the books in the library are outdated, worn out, and do not represent our student population, so I am trying to rebuild the book collection with new books.

I also now know what types of books our students are interested in reading, and which books teachers need to have available as resources to borrow from the library.

I can't wait to share these new books with students and see their faces light up with excitement. One can never have or read enough books!

Ms. Januzzi Glenn 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.

Durham, NC View local requests

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

300 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
March 3 • AKJ Education $17.99 2 $35.98
Sulwe • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
¿Debo compartir mi helado? (Must I Share My Ice Cream?) • AKJ Education $7.29 3 $21.87
Luke on the Loose (TOON Level 2) • AKJ Education $9.45 2 $18.90
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! TOON Level 2 • AKJ Education $9.45 2 $18.90
The Moon • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone • AKJ Education $14.56 1 $14.56
Watercress • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Radiant Child • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Dancing Hands • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
A Big Mooncake for Little Star • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Across the Bay • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Noisy Paint Box • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Pink Is for Blobfish Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Lumberjanes Vol. 1 • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Iggy Peck's Big Project Book for Amazing Architects • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Ada Twist's Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Juana and Lucas • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
March: Book One • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Spectacular Shipwrecks • AKJ Education $10.26 1 $10.26
The World of Genetics • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Hola, Hombre Mosca (Hi, Fly Guy) • AKJ Education $4.49 2 $8.98
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
The Man Who Invented the Game of Basketball • AKJ Education $8.42 1 $8.42
Dawn and the Impossible Three: Full-Color Edition (The Baby- • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Steve Jobs • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
¡Hoy volaré! (Fly Today!) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Tracking Trash • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
¡Hombre Mosca contra el matamoscas! (Fly Guy Vs. The Flyswatter!) • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Hombre Mosca y Frankenmosca (Fly Guy and the Frankenfly) • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Hay un Hombre Mosca en mi sopa (Hombre Mosca #12) • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Hombre Mosca presenta: Dinosaurios (Lector de Scholastic, Nivel 2) (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Solar Energy • AKJ Education $6.75 1 $6.75
Flora & Ulysses • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Astrophysicist and Space Advocate Neil Degrasse Tyson • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
A Bee's Life • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Solar System Through Infographics • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Real Poop on Pigeons! • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
El príncipe Hombre Mosca (Prince Fly Guy) • AKJ Education $2.91 2 $5.82
Babymouse #3: Beach Babe • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Manga Math Mysteries 1 The Lost Key • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Lunch Lady #2: Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Babymouse #7: Skater Girl • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Babymouse #14: Mad Scientist • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Twisters and Other Terrible Storms • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Babymouse #9: Monster Mash • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
National Geographic Readers: Water • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
National Geographic Readers: Storms! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
National Geographic Readers: Snakes! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$533.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$41.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$612.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.16

Total project goal

$721.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$721.07

1 Donor

-$306.46

Donations toward project cost

-$306.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$360.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$306.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$54.08

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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