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Mrs. Meyer from Las Vegas, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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United Pages: a Tapestry of Diverse Voices

Help me give my students a rich diversity of hum experiences through reading

  • $1,021 goal

This project expired on June 24, 2025.

This project expired on June 24, 2025.

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

We invite you to support our project dedicated to curating a collection of books that celebrate and amplify the rich diversity of human experiences. Here’s why your support is so important:

Representation Matters – Every student deserves to see themselves reflected in the stories they read.

Diverse books provide validation and empowerment while fostering pride in cultural identities.

Fostering Empathy and Understanding – Exposure to different perspectives helps students develop empathy, challenge biases, and appreciate cultures, histories, and lived experiences different from their own.

Building Inclusive Learning Spaces – A diverse library creates an environment where all students feel valued, heard, and included, promoting equity and belonging in education.

Encouraging Critical Thinking – Reading about diverse experiences challenges stereotypes and broadens perspectives, helping students become thoughtful, engaged citizens.

Preparing Students for a Global Society – In an increasingly interconnected world, exposure to diverse narratives equips students with the cultural awareness and sensitivity needed for success in both academic and professional settings.

Mrs. Meyer Helen C Cannon Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Las Vegas, NV 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

120 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 Book Set: Graphic Novels #1 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 10+) - American Born Chinese, Mexikid, Frizzy, When Stars Are Scattered • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $60.00 2 $120.00
7 SEL Book Set: Just Ask, ABCs Black History, Change Sings, Name Jar, Where Are You From?, Touch a Color, Remember to Dream social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $95.00 1 $95.00
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #3 - Underrepresented Authors (ages 12+) White Bird, Ain't Burned All Bright, Run, They Called Us Enemy, Long Way Down • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $90.00 1 $90.00
5 Book Set: Kindness & Social Emotional Learning (ages 4-8 inclusive, teaching compassion books for classroom library) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $82.00 1 $82.00
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
3 Book Set: UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES Bundle: The Proudest Blue, Hair Love, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners (hardcover picture books, representative) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
3 Book Set: NEURODIVERGENT VOICES Bundle: A Day With No Words, Abdul's Story,Supposed to Be Sunny (hardcover picture books; social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
3 Book Set: SAFE & SECURE Bundle: Don't Touch My Hair!, Ruby Finds a Worry, I Won't Go With Strangers (picture books, social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $32.00 1 $32.00
Coloring Without Borders: Collaborative, Bilingual Coloring Book (Spanish English book, newcomers, English language learners, kindness, art therapy) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $24.00 1 $24.00
Cape - social emotional learning, grief, love & loss (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
The Year We Learned to Fly (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Browndages: Assorted SKIN TONE Bandages (20 count, latex free adhesive wound care) - featured resources for Black History Month 2025 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $4.00 5 $20.00
A Kids Book About Empathy - social emotional learning collection (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Big - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Kids Book About Anxiety - social emotional learning collection (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
Islandborn (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
More Than Peach: Bellen Woodard Original Picture Book (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 1 $17.00
The Story of Simone Biles (paperback biography; Team USA 2024 Olympics Gold Medalist, women's gymnastics) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$825.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$867.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$153.07

Total project goal

$1,020.45

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