Past projects 2
Texas Bluebonnet Award - Help Stock Our Shelf!
Funded Dec 5, 2012Thank you so much for donating Texas Bluebonnet Award nominated books. As you can tell from our photos, our students really appreciate and love these books! They've already been circulating and getting read dozens of times throughout our student body and sparking discussions. Some students are writing and creating their own movies with reviews to get other kids excited about the books, our book clubs are meeting to discuss the titles (and one extra student is attending each group because of your generous donation!), and students who thought the books were too hard or boring are now getting access, reading them voraciously, and falling in love with reading! Thank you for making a lifelong difference to my students. We really appreciate it!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Fournier
Graphic Novels Make Reading Fun!
Funded Oct 31, 2012Graphic novels are a hot commodity in my school library, and our budget can't supply enough to meet the demand. These 13 books you generously provided to my students are already circulating in high volume and are very well-loved by our students, from Prekindergarten to 5th grade. Many of the books for younger readers, especially the ones from the "Balloon Toon" series, have introduced my library patrons to the concepts of graphic novels, and have encouraged students to read who previously didn't think they'd like any books in our collection. Now, they not only love looking at the funny, hip illustrations, but the text is also on their reading level, so they can successfully read it independently- that is the key to get kids loving reading for pleasure, and loving the library. They are successful, and having fun. Thank you so much for helping me make this happen for our students. Loving reading is the cornerstone of education, and you have changed their lives! Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Fournier
This classroom project was brought to life by Build-a-Bear Workshop Foundation and 5 other donors.