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Ms. Diane from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Fresh Library for Young Minds!

Help me give my students a library of fun, enjoyable books to support their learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Diane's classroom raised $656

This project is fully funded

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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

I am a first year teacher in Brooklyn and my children adore books! We are a district wide school with my class consisting of 15 children from diverse backgrounds, ages 3 and 4.

We want the children to have the resources that will inspire them, support their curiosity, and develop a strong foundation.

The books will be used to foster early letter recognition, numbers, shapes, colors and support seasonal units of study.

Please help build our classroom library so the children can continue to expand their young minds and become lifelong readers! Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Ms. Diane Pre-Kindergarten 280 Bishop Ford Center Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
There Was An Old Lady Library of 12 Books Set • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Pete the Cat: 9 book Set • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.99 1 $18.99
Babies Love Colors & Numbers 2-pack - A Lift-a-Flap Board Book Bundle Set for Babies and Toddlers, Ages 0-4 • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
ABC Book of Fruits & Vegetables: Early learning watercolor picture book for babies, toddlers, kids, and preschoolers • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
One Big Building: A Counting Book About Construction (Know Your Numbers) • Amazon Business $13.65 1 $13.65
The Food Alphabet ABC Book: Foods from A to Z - For Kids 1-5 Years Old (Children's Book for Kindergarten & Preschool Prep Success, The Fun Way to learn and understand the English Alphabet & Words.) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Ninja Life Hacks NUMBERS: Perfect Children's Book for Babies, Toddlers, Preschool About Counting and Numbers (Little Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Plant the Tiny Seed: A Springtime Book For Kids • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Can You Make a Scary Face? • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Amazing Bugs A to Z: An ABC Book for Curious Kids with Interesting Facts About Insects • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Am a Bee: A Book About Bees for Kids (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
Curious Toddler A Colorful Book of Colors: A Picture Word Book About Colors for Kids Ages 2-4 • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
My First Nature: Let's Go Exploring! (My First Tabbed Board Book) • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
The Thankful Book • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
Let’s Play! (Interactive Books for Kids, Preschool Colors Book, Books for Toddlers) • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions (The Color Monster, 1) • Amazon Business $10.10 1 $10.10
My 1st Book of Seasons: Learn about Four Different Seasons & Weather: Winter Summer Fall / Autumn Spring (For Toddlers and Kids ages 2-5 years) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Leaf Man • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
ABCs of Dinosaur: A Powerfully Prehistoric Alphabet - ABC First Learning Book for Toddlers, Kindergartners, and Curious Minds with Fun Fact Bites, Ages 1-5 • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
I Spy With My Little Eye - ABC: A Superfun Search and Find Game for Kids 2-4! | Cute Colorful Alphabet A-Z Guessing Game for Little Kids (I Spy Books for Kids 2-4) • Amazon Business $9.14 1 $9.14
ABC Oceans (AMNH ABC Board Books) • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
Melissa And Doug Poke-A-Dot First Colors Book, Red - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $8.02 1 $8.02
Alphaprints: ABC • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Spring (Bullfrog Books: Watching the Seasons) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Fall (Bullfrog Books: Watching the Seasons) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From Head to Toe/De la cabeza a los pies Board Book: Bilingual English-Spanish • Amazon Business $7.91 1 $7.91
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Summer (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
Babies Love Numbers - A First Lift-a-Flap Board Book for Babies and Toddlers Learning about Numbers & Counting, Ages 1-4 • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Bendon Piggy Toes Press What Makes a Rainbow? Magic Ribbon Storybook 7 Spreads 41001-AMZ • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? / Oso polar, oso polar, ¿qué es ese ruido? (Bilingual board book - English / Spanish) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Fall (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Alphaprints: Colors • Amazon Business $7.09 1 $7.09
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Spring (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My First Shapes (My First Board Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
National Geographic Kids Look and Learn: Bugs (Look & Learn) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Excavator's 123: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Eric Carle's ABC (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $6.58 1 $6.58
I Am Invited to a Party!-An Elephant and Piggie Book • Amazon Business $6.44 1 $6.44
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt • Amazon Business $6.22 1 $6.22
My First 4 In 1: Alphabet, Numbers, Colors, Shapes • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My First NUMBERS Padded Board Book • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My First SHAPES Padded Board Book • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! (Big Bright & Early Board Book) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My First COLORS Padded Board Book • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Soft to Touch: First 100 Numbers • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Ten Apples Up On Top! (Bright & Early Board Books) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
ABC Bug Book for Kids • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Bright Baby Touch and Feel Winter • Amazon Business $4.42 1 $4.42
My First Book of Colors and Shapes: Learning Fun for Toddlers • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39
You're My Little Baby: A Touch-and-Feel Book (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $4.11 1 $4.11

Materials cost

$517.73

Vendor shipping charges

$1.75

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$557.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.34

Total project goal

$655.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$655.59

3 Donors

-$655.59

Donations toward project cost

-$557.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.34

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$0.00

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