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Mr. Carpina from Reseda, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building My First Classroom Library

Help me give my students books to put into my future classroom library that will be used for years to come and support the growth for my readers!

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My Students

What I'm most excited for my students this year is that they will be my first group of students as new a teacher. As a teacher who loves all things Disney, I hope to spark their interests as future Imagineers where they're inspired by all the learning that happens in the classroom.

My Project

When it come to this project, everyone's support will definitely make the most impact for my classroom.

As a new Lead Teacher, I want to ensure that my classroom have the tools that will benefit the students learning.

Similar to the classic Disney movies, books provide the same experience where different diverse stories are explored which can inspire someone's life.

When it comes to the books chosen for this project, I made sure to pick a balance of those that students could use in cross-curriculums; help build reading stamina and provides teaching strategies; and books that will spark interests for student's reading.

Mr. Carpina Citizens of the World West Vly Grades PreK-2

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Reseda, CA View local requests 26 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $37.93 1 $37.93
The Never Girls Collection #1 (Disney: The Never Girls): Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
Judy Blume's Fudge Box Set • Amazon Business $18.85 1 $18.85
The Never Girls Collection #2 (Disney: The Never Girls): Books 5-8 • Amazon Business $16.77 1 $16.77
Unicorn Academy: Rainbow of Adventure Boxed Set (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $15.87 1 $15.87
Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack: Henry and Mudge; Henry and Mudge and Annie's Good Move; Henry and Mudge in the Green Time; Henry and Mudge ... and Mudge and the Happy Cat (Henry & Mudge) • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Junie B. Jones's Third Boxed Set Ever! (Books 9-12) • Amazon Business $14.32 1 $14.32
Junie B. Jones's Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8) • Amazon Business $11.44 1 $11.44
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $9.28 1 $9.28
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat #1 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Minecraft: The Island: An Official Minecraft Novel • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat: Enemies #2 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids (Bucketfilling Books) • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Mindfulness Moments for Kids: Listen Like an Elephant • Amazon Business $7.72 1 $7.72
Mercy Watson to the Rescue • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Who Was Stan Lee? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
Pax • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Who Was Helen Keller? • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
What Is LEGO? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
What Is Nintendo? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Restart • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
Uni Paints a Rainbow (Uni the Unicorn) • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Who Was Anne Frank? • Amazon Business $5.08 1 $5.08
Who Was Jackie Robinson? • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
May I Please Have a Cookie? (Scholastic Readers, Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Weird School: Class Pet Mess! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Was Nikola Tesla? • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Best Seat in Second Grade (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Trapped in a Video Game (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Uni Goes to School (Uni the Unicorn) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Monster School: First Day Frights (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pete the Cat Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) (1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Who Was Walt Disney? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Bo and the Dragon-Pup: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #2) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Kobe Bryant? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Bo the Brave: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #3) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Ice Cream Soup (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Moo Dog (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Silly Milly (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The The Long Dog (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Is Jane Goodall? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.87 1 $3.87
Big Shark, Little Shark (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.47 1 $3.47
Uni the Unicorn Uni's First Sleepover (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.00 1 $3.00

Materials cost

$431.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.50

Total project goal

$596.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.68

11 Donors

-$429.04

Donations toward project cost

-$379.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.36

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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