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Ms. White from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unlock Knowledge: Fund Research Books for Our Students

Help me give my students research books to support our 4th grade reading curriculum.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. White's classroom raised $524

This project is fully funded

My Project

My fourth graders are at such a wonderful point in their learning journey. What truly excites me about them is their growing curiosity and their real desire to understand things more deeply. They're starting to ask those "why" questions with more intention, and they're becoming more capable of exploring different ideas. I also love how they're learning to work together, sharing their thoughts and building on each other's understanding.

Providing students with a good selection of research books that connect with our reading curriculum will be incredibly beneficial.

These books will allow them to investigate topics that interest them in a more detailed way, going beyond just the basic story. By using these resources, they'll develop important skills in finding information, thinking critically about what they read, and becoming more independent learners. It's about empowering them to become active seekers of knowledge and to own their learning.

Ms. White Bache - Martin Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Poems in the Attic • Amazon Business $21.29 1 $21.29
The Boy Who Loved Words • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Animals That Make Me Say Wow! (National Wildlife Federation) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Animals That Make Me Say Ouch! (National Wildlife Federation): Fierce Fangs, Stinging Spines, Scary Stares, and More • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
Keep a Pocket in Your Poem: Classic Poems and Playful Parodies • Amazon Business $15.88 1 $15.88
Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics • Amazon Business $15.36 1 $15.36
Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $15.32 1 $15.32
Animals That Make Me Say Look Out! (National Wildlife Federation) • Amazon Business $14.94 1 $14.94
A Journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $7.32 2 $14.64
A Voice of Her Own: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet • Amazon Business $14.08 1 $14.08
Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures That Hide • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
Word After Word After Word • Amazon Business $13.72 1 $13.72
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Poems to Learn by Heart • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Nature's Deadliest Creatures Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias) • Amazon Business $11.93 1 $11.93
Just Right Words: Slam Poetry (TIME FOR KIDS®: Informational Text) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors • Amazon Business $9.03 1 $9.03
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed • Amazon Business $8.72 1 $8.72
Feathers • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth (Animal Science) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
No Mirrors in My Nana's House: Musical CD and Book • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Can You Survive the Jungle?; An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Rain Forest Animal Adaptations (A+ Books Amazing Animal Adaptations) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Arroz con leche: canciones y ritmos populares de América Latina Popular Songs and Rhymes From Latin America (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.50 1 $6.50
Imagine • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
The Oregon Trail: The Wagon Train Trek • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Alien Ocean Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Hatchet • Amazon Business $5.33 1 $5.33
Trickiest!: 19 Sneaky Animals (Extreme Animals) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Amazing Armadillos (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
How to Draw 101 Animals • Amazon Business $3.60 1 $3.60

Materials cost

$409.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.57

Total project goal

$523.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $523.81

6 Donors

-$411.89

Donations toward project cost

-$350.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.78

Matching donations from our partners

-$111.92

Match offers toward project cost

-$95.13

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.79

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