Can you imagine traveling to six continents in just six months? My 4th grade students would love for this to happen. Unfortunately, we are confined to our classroom in Indiana. Since we are a low socio-economic school, the only way we can travel is through books.
The majority of my students have never left Indiana. Many of my students are very unfamiliar with cultures and people from around the world. Recently, we had an intern visit our classroom that was from England. The students were thrilled to learn about what her life was like back there - from the toilets, to the fast food restaurants, to the schools. Yes, they did actually ask if England had toilets like us.
In order to expose my students to more cultures and traditions, I would like to take a journey around the world through books. If awarded the money for the books, I would introduce a continent every month for six months. I've selected books that focus on different cultures from different countries. This project will greatly benefit my students because it will expose them to other cultures and traditions. I plan on creating a treasure chest for each continent's books. Once we've explored the books together for the month, they will be added to our classroom library for the students to read for the remainder of the year.
It is up to you to allow my students to see the vast world around us. Because of you, my students will be more accepting of other cultures and traditions and will hopefully embrace the differences among us.
More than half of students from low‑income households
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Brazil the Culture Carolyn Black, Malika Hollander
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$7.15
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$7.15
Festival of the Bones / El Festival de Las Calaveras: The Book for the Day of the Dead Luis San Vicente, Luis San Vicente (Illustrator), Bobby Byrd (Translator), John Williams Byrd (Translator)
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$13.45
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$13.45
Strega Nona Tomie de Paola, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
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$7.19
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$7.19
Saint Francis and the Wolf Richard Egielski, Richard Egielski (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
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$14.39
Mexico Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes
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$6.25
1
$6.25
Italy Zoran Pavlovic, Charles F. Gritzner (Editor)
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$10.75
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$10.75
Hello Europe! April Pulley Sayre
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$7.15
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$7.15
Gleam and Glow Eve Bunting, Peter Sylvada (Illustrator)
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$6.30
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$6.30
St. Patrick's Day Gail Gibbons
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$6.25
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$6.25
Vietnam - the Culture Bobbie Kalman
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$7.15
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$7.15
Vietnam: The People Bobbie Kalman
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$7.15
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$7.15
China, Vol. 4 Zoe Dawson
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$6.75
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$6.75
C Is for China Sungwan So, Sungwan So (Photographer)
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$7.15
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$7.15
China Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes
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$6.25
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$6.25
Look What Came from China Miles Harvey
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$6.25
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$6.25
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China Ai-Ling Louie, Ed Young (Illustrator)
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$6.29
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$6.29
Saudi Arabia Robert Alexander Alexander Harper, Charles F. Gritzner (Editor)
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$10.75
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$10.75
Egypt, Vol. 5 Helen Arnold
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$6.25
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$6.25
Colors of Kenya Fran Sammis, Jeni Reeves (Illustrator)
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$5.35
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$5.35
Facing the Lion: Growing up Maasai on the African Savanna Joseph Lemasolai Lemasolai Lekuton, With Herman Viola
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$6.25
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$6.25
Kenya Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes
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$6.25
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$6.25
Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale From Kenya Mary Chamberlin, Rich Cahmberlin, Julia Cairns (Illustrator)
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$7.19
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$7.19
We Live in Brazil: Kids Around the World Francois-Xavier Freland, Sophie Duffet (Illustrator)
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$14.35
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$14.35
Brazil - the People Malika Hollander
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$7.15
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$7.15
B Is for Brazil Maria de Fatima Campos
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$7.15
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$7.15
Outback Adventure Kate McLeod, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
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$3.59
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$3.59
Big Rain Coming Katrina Germein, Bronwyn Bancroft (Illustrator)
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$14.40
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$14.40
The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Vol. 6 Carole Marsh
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$5.35
1
$5.35
Expedition Down Under Manufactured by Scholastic Books, Rebecca Carmi
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$4.49
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$4.49
Biggest Frog in Australia Susan L. Roth, Susan L. Roth (Illustrator)
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$8.09
1
$8.09
If Bees Rode Shiny Bicycles Michelle A. Taylor
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$12.55
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$12.55
Possum Magic Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)
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$6.30
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$6.30
Australia Tracey Boraas
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$7.15
1
$7.15
Explore Australia and Oceania Bobbie Kalman, Rebecca Sjonger
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$8.05
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$8.05
Colors of Australia Lynn Ainsworth Olawsky, Janice Lee Porter (Illustrator)
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$5.35
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$5.35
Jalapeno Bagels Natasha Wing, Robert Casilla (Illustrator)
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$15.25
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$15.25
La Mariposa Francisco Jimenez, Francisco Jimnez, Simon Silva (Illustrator)
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$6.25
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$6.25
Chato's Kitchen Gary Soto, Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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$6.29
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$6.29
The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from Mexico with Paintings by Mexican Artists Naomi Shihab Nye
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$13.49
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$13.49
Going Home Eve Bunting, David Diaz, David Diaz (Illustrator)
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$6.29
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$6.29
Festivals of Mexico Roger E. Hernandez (Editor), Colleen Madonna Williams
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$17.95
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$17.95
The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss Sally Schofer Mathews, Sally Schofer Mathews (Illustrator)
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$6.25
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$6.25
Mexico Jen Green
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$8.09
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$8.09
Materials cost
$351.74
Vendor shipping charges
$35.17
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.79
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$413.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$90.66
Total project goal
$503.66
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$503.66
11 Donors
-$465.59
Donations toward project cost
-$413.00
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