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Mrs. Heard from Sarasota, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Book Haven: Inspiring a Love of Reading

Help me give my students new books to help foster their love of reading!

  • 5 donors
  • $377 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Mrs. Heard has another project! Donate to Engaging Young Mathematicians with Interactive Math Tablets! to help her classroom.

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Help Mrs. Heard

Mrs. Heard has another project! Donate to Engaging Young Mathematicians with Interactive Math Tablets! to help her classroom.

$692 - complete this project and be a hero

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.

My Project

My students come to school every day eager to learn and explore new ideas, and one of the most powerful tools I can give them is a love of reading.

Our classroom library is a place of imagination and discovery, but right now, it needs new life.

We need a wide variety of high-interest, age-appropriate books that reflect my students’ diverse interests, cultures, and reading levels.

The goal of this project is to build a rich, engaging classroom library that will provide students with access to high-quality literature they’re excited to read, foster independent reading habits and improve literacy skills, and encourage lifelong learning by connecting students with stories that reflect their own experiences and open windows into others.

My students are incredibly resilient and kind. They come from a variety of backgrounds and bring unique perspectives and stories to our classroom. Many of them do not have access to a wide selection of books at home, so our classroom library plays a vital role in helping them discover the joy of reading. They are thoughtful, empathetic, and capable of great things—and with the right books in their hands, they will go even further.

By supporting this project, you’re not just giving books—you’re giving my students the chance to fall in love with reading, to see themselves as readers, and to grow as learners.

Mrs. Heard Gocio Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Sarasota, FL View local requests

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

21 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Baby-sitters Club #1-7 Graphic Novel Box Set (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $44.31 1 $44.31
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection (I Survived Graphix) • Amazon Business $27.42 1 $27.42
Minecraft Boxed Set (Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $26.38 1 $26.38
Frizzy (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
The Tryout: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.66 1 $9.66
Cat Kid Comic Club - Cat Kid Comic Club - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants • Amazon Business $9.03 1 $9.03
Afternoon on the Amazon Graphic Novel (Magic Tree House Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Miles Morales: Stranger Tides (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #2): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #3): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $8.18 1 $8.18
Pirates Past Noon Graphic Novel (Magic Tree House Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Night of the Ninjas Graphic Novel (Magic Tree House Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mummies in the Morning Graphic Novel (Magic Tree House Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dinosaurs Before Dark Graphic Novel (Magic Tree House Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.71 1 $7.71
The Knight at Dawn Graphic Novel (Magic Tree House Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #4): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #5): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.30 1 $7.30
Dragon Girls - Rani the Enchanted Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Dragon Girls - Sofia the Lagoon Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Zoe the Beach Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Mina the Lightning Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Rosie the Twilight Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Zora the Snow Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Girls - Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$286.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.55

Total project goal

$376.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.98

4 Donors

-$321.09

Donations toward project cost

-$277.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.16

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.89

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 $0.00

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