Help me give my students 19 new books such as Zombies Don't Eat Veggies and Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sumida's classroom raised $327
This project is fully funded
My Project
I am a teacher/librarian at an elementary school that serves many Navy and Army families in Hawaii. The library is the center of encouraging literacy on our preschool through sixth-grade campus. About half of the students at my school are military dependents who move locations every three years. My students come to the library twice a month for library visits where they borrow books for academic and recreational purposes.
I'd like to purchase books for my elementary students for independent reading.
The goal for this project would be to update my graphic novels section with new books such as "Apple Crush" and "The Moth Keeper". Graphic novels are extremely popular and the illustrations encourage literacy and reading.
My second goal is to provide copies of fun picture and chapter books in this project. Titles such as "I Want to Be Spaghetti!" and "No Cats in the Library" will be promoted with my students for independent reading and for other classroom lessons.
Half of 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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