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Ms. Smook from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Coney Island Kids Meet Mermaids on Parade Author

My students need 12 copies of Mermaids on Parade by Melanie Hope Greenberg to prepare for an author visit to our school.

  • $205 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Many of our special needs children are deprived of the opportunity to read good literature. Since our kids live in Coney Island they are thrilled to have the chance to see their neighborhood come alive in print!

Our students are economically and culturally disadvantaged and they are very excited when their horizons are expanded through reading that is easy to relate to and identifiable to their own lives. They also need high-interest low-readability books.

We need 12 copies of the author's book so that our students can read in small groups and become familiar with works before we can schedule an author visit.

Our students enthusiastically await the arrival of these books because they have seen the picture of Coney Island on the cover and they recognize their community and cannot wait to read all about it!

Ms. Smook
Grades 3-5
  • PS 370K
  • Brooklyn, NY
    • 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

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    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 reach 12 students.

    7 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $16.92 1 $16.92
Mermaids on Parade "Greenberg, Melanie Hope" • Barnes and Noble $16.49 1 $16.49
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $15.70 1 $15.70
Mermaids on Parade "Greenberg, Melanie Hope" • Barnes and Noble $14.99 1 $14.99
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $14.00 1 $14.00
Mermaids on Parade Greenberg, Melanie Hope • Barnes and Noble $10.90 1 $10.90
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $10.82 1 $10.82
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $10.35 1 $10.35
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $9.79 1 $9.79
Mermaids on Parade Illustrator-Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Mermaids on Parade Greenberg, Melanie Hope • Barnes and Noble $7.44 1 $7.44
Mermaids on Parade Melanie Hope Greenberg • Barnes and Noble $6.77 1 $6.77

Materials cost

$142.67

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.27

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$168.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.90

Total project goal

$204.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $204.98

6 Donors

-$204.97

Donations toward project cost

-$168.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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