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A Stately Plea: Help ESL Students Learn the ABC's of the USA

My students need copies of various books that explore the USA and the wonderful people/cultures that have contributed to this country's rich heritage.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

Ask most people and I’m sure they’ll agree that the USA is chock full of amazing places Believe me, you’ll find in crowded cities as well as in wide-open spaces Culinary treats, simply delightful dishes that’ll tantalize and tickle your taste buds Elect to travel across our land and you’ll find that Idaho’s not the only state fond of spuds Fancy deciding to drive cross-country to see our fabulous monuments Grateful you will be going to MA or MO and finding your time well spent Hang out around MS and you’ll thank yourself for enjoying the manors and the music Imagine spending your summers in Florida or Utah. Nevada might do the trick. Just don’t play too hard or eat too many goodies or you’ll get awfully sick Kids like my students come from around the world to settle in this neighborhood Little is what they know about their new land. More is definitely what they should. Many are only certain that they live in Chicago, in IL, in a region called the Midwest Not too often do I find kids who know about CA, CT or a bit about all of the rest Opportunities need to be given to them to learn and then one another they can teach Put books into their hands, quench their thirst, put resources at their reach Surely they’ll receive an excellent education while having miles and miles of fun Thirty students will benefit this year and, for sure, scores more in the years to come Upper Michigan and Death Valley will no longer be mysteries to my delightful 3-0 Volumes of wondrous facts about cities, states, regions and rivers will they know Who knows? With your help, one or two may venture out to all 50 Excursions they’ll have below sea level or atop high mountains they’ll climb You, yes you, can say yes and support these adventurers, these explorers of mine Zzzz, no zzzz, do not let zzzz overcome you before you make up your mind! Our school, William G. Hibbard Elementary School, located on Chicago's northwest side serves a 96% low-income population with an over 20% mobility rate. There are more than 1,000 students enrolled in grades Pre-K through 6. Over 72% of the student body is Latino with 36.4% of the entire school being English Language Learners. All 30 of my 4th graders are ELL. The students in my classroom represent countries from all over the world, including Ecuador, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico and the Philippines.

Ms. Martin Hibbard Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Native American Tales and Legends Allan A. Macfarlan (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $2.25 1 $2.25
Dust for Dinner: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3) Ann Warren Turner, Robert Barrett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus Betsy Maestro, Giulio Maestro (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Moccasin Trail Eloise Jarvis McGraw • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Fair Weather Richard Peck • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Under the Quilt of Night Deborah Hopkinson, James E. Ransome (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, And Important Words Sheila Keenan, Ann Boyajian (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Audubon's Birds of America Coloring Book Paul E. Kennedy, Audubon • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Fandex Family Field Guides American Indians Fandex, Liz Hill • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Double Life of Pocahontas Jean Fritz, Ed Young (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Landing of the Pilgrims James Henry Daugherty • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Red, White, Blue and Uncle Who?: The Story behind Some of America's Patriotic Symbols Teresa Bateman, John O'Brien (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3) F. N. Monjo, Fred Brenner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Children of the Longhouse Joseph Bruchac • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas Tomie de Paola, Tomie de Paola (Illustrator), Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Story of America's Birthday Patricia A. Pingry, Stacy Venturi-Pickett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Ballpark: The Story of America's Baseball Fields Lynn Curlee, Lynn Curlee (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story Retold by Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House Series #10) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Wee Sing America Pamela Conn Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Kids Learn America!: Bringing Geography to Life with People, Places and History, Vol. 2 Patricia Gordon, Reed C. Snow, Loretta Trezzo Braren (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
A Long Way to a New Land: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3) Joan Sandin, Joan Sandin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Twister on Tuesday (Magic Tree House Series #23) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Vol. 1 Ronald T. Takaki • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22) Mary Pope Osborne, Mallory Loehr (Editor), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
New York for Kids: 25 Big Apple Sites to Color Patricia J. Wynne • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Native Americans (Discoveries Series) Lorann Pendleton (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Tulip Sees America Cynthia Rylant, Lisa Desimini (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Good Night America Adam Gamble, Suwin Chan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Ultimate Hidden Pictures: Across America Tony Tallarico, Claudine Gevry (Illustrator), Jocelyn Jamison • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), Robin Preiss-Glasser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
Wagon Wheels: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3) Barbara Brenner, Don Bolognese (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Everything Kids' States Book: Wind Your Way across Our Great Nation Brian Thornton • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Ben Franklin: Inventing America Thomas Fleming • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving Joseph Bruchac, Greg Shed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.40 1 $5.40
Story of Hawaii Coloring Book Yuko S. Green • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
North America David Petersen • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
America Is... Louise Borden, Stacey Schuett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Life of The Powhatan ( Native Nations in North America Series) Bobbie Kalman, Rebecca Sjonger • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project Veronica Lawlor, Veronica Lawlor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Wow! America! Robert Neubecker, Robert Neubecker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America Anne Kamma, Pamela Johnson, Pamela Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
I Am America Charles R. Smith, Carlo La Raso • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
How to Raise an American: Activites, Fun Facts, Books, Films, Places and Much, Much More! Myrna Blyth, Chriss Winston • Barnes and Noble $20.65 1 $20.65

Materials cost

$317.02

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$374.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.10

Total project goal

$456.10

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $456.10

2 Donors

-$440.00

Donations toward project cost

-$374.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.10

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