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Ms. Graves from Greenville SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Like Big Books and Cannot Lie!

Help me give my students authentic text that will allow my students to connect to the characters and discuss story elements with their peers.

  • $701 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are turning into strong readers! They absolutely love reading new books and listening to stories being read aloud! They have great discussions centered around literature.

Many students in my classroom do not have access to authentic texts at home.

Our school is a Title I school and many students only experience with books and reading is at school. I want to make those experiences magical for my students.

Each child in my classroom deserves to connect and get lost in a good book. They crave stories and reading experiences that are authentic and connect to their lives.

My Project

These books are going to change my classroom significantly. Books can be one of the most expensive investments into a classroom, but that is how I would like to view your donation as an investment. Donating books would be an investment into my students future.

These books are going into the most deserving and appreciative hands.

These books are specifically selected because I know my students will connect to the characters and the stories. These stories will not only allow students to see characters and hear stories that remind them of themselves, but they will also learn about other cultures.

Ms. Graves
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oskar and the Eight Blessings • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Sticks • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Cloudette • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
What Should Danny Do? School Day (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.87 1 $14.87
The Mermaid • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Ida, Always • Amazon Business $14.15 1 $14.15
Scribble Stones • Amazon Business $13.83 1 $13.83
Hoot and Peep • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion • Amazon Business $13.67 1 $13.67
Real Cowboys • Amazon Business $13.67 1 $13.67
Maddi's Fridge • Amazon Business $13.66 1 $13.66
Thunder Underground • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Great Spruce • Amazon Business $13.43 1 $13.43
Nerdy Birdy • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37
The Cool Bean • Amazon Business $13.28 1 $13.28
Penguin in Peril • Amazon Business $13.09 1 $13.09
Naughty Mabel • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
The Sandwich Swap • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Nerdy Birdy Tweets • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Freedom in Congo Square (Charlotte Zolotow Award) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $11.73 1 $11.73
If Your Monster Won't Go To Bed • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Darkest Dark • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
School's First Day of School • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The Big Bed • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $9.22 1 $9.22
The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Sylvie • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Over and Under the Snow • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Pumpkin Soup: A Picture Book • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Chicks and Salsa • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Scarecrow's Hat • Amazon Business $7.31 1 $7.31
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $7.17 1 $7.17
I Don't Want to Be a Frog • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Honey... Honey... Lion! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Farfallina & Marcel • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa • Amazon Business $6.50 1 $6.50
Chameleons Are Cool: Read and Wonder • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
Alligators and Crocodiles • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
A Plump And Perky Turkey • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Make Way for Ducklings • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
10 Fat Turkeys • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$520.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$595.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.07

Total project goal

$700.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $700.47

2 Donors

-$700.47

Donations toward project cost

-$595.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.07

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