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Ms. Archer from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bilingual Library for My Newcomer ELLs

Help me give my students a bilingual library in English and Spanish so I can create a classroom where my new-to-the-country students can feel welcome and learn to love reading.

  • $913 goal

This project expired on July 4, 2024.

This project expired on July 4, 2024.

My Project

I am trying to create a bilingual library for my English Language Learners. This is so they can have a space in my room where they can go pick out a book in English and Spanish, and foster a love for reading. I chose books that reflected their interests, their backgrounds, and hopefully some books that might surprise and entice them to take a seat in the classroom reading nook and try out a new book. My students are mostly new to the country and have a low English level, but I don't want that to intimidate them to finding something wonderful to read. So I hope my bilingual library will help create the welcoming, safe space to open up.

Ms. Archer Thomas C Boushall Middle School Grades 6-8

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Richmond, VA View local requests

Nearly all 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

70 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Courageous History Makers: 11 Women from Latin America Who Changed the World (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 5 $90.00
Fearless Trailblazers: 11 Latinos who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.63 5 $83.15
Be Bold! Be Brave!: 11 Latinas who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition) (Little Biographies for Bright Minds) • Amazon Business $12.99 5 $64.95
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.69 5 $38.45
Bilingual Fairy Tales in Spanish and English: A Story Collection from Charles Perrault, James Planché, and Teodoro Baró y Sureda • Amazon Business $14.90 2 $29.80
Pizza and Taco To Go! 3-Book Boxed Set: Books 1-3 (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $21.14 1 $21.14
Mexikid (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $18.83 1 $18.83
Momentos Mágicos/Magic Moments • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El Dia Que Nevaron Tortillas, Folktales told in Spanish and English • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
The Mexiglish Girl / La Chica Mexiglish: Bilingual Children's book in English and Spanish (Proud to be bilingual) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
El día en que descubres quién eres (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Saving Sunshine • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
The Academy II: The Journey Continues (The Academy Series) • Amazon Business $12.02 1 $12.02
How Tia Lola Saved the Summer (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
The Academy (The Academy Series) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
We Are All Connected/ Todos Estamos Conectados (Bilingual English/ Spanish): Caring for each other & the earth • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Spanish is My Superpower: A Social Emotional, Rhyming Kid's Book About Being Bilingual and Speaking Spanish (Teacher Tools) • Amazon Business $11.62 1 $11.62
Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Prietita and the Ghost Woman/Prietita y la llorona • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Squished: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
New Kid • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Booked Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
The Crossover Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Carlos Gomez Freestyles…Heavy on the Style | Comics & Graphic Novel| Reading Age 8-12 | Grade Level 2-6 | Juvenile Fiction | Reycraft Books • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.92 1 $8.92
Plátanos Go with Everything/Los plátanos van con todo: Bilingual English-Spanish • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
Troublemaker • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Lionel Messi (Real Bios) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
My Football Hero: Unbelievable Football Stories: The bizarre, the funny and the most unbelievable stories ever told! (My Football Hero - Football Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.88 1 $7.88
Falling Short • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Frizzy • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
My Football Hero: Cristiano Ronaldo Biography: Learn all about your footballing hero - ages 8 - 14 (My Sporting Hero: Biographies for Children aged 9 - 12) • Amazon Business $7.24 1 $7.24
My Football Hero: Lionel Messi: Learn All About Your Favourite Footballing Star: Biography football book for kids (My Sporting Hero: Biographies for Children aged 9 - 12) • Amazon Business $7.24 1 $7.24
Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool!: Bilingual English-Spanish • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
I Need a Hug / Necesito un abrazo (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$729.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$775.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.93

Total project goal

$912.86

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