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Ms. Karen from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Culturally Relevant Classroom Library for 2nd Graders

Help me give my students the books that meet their cultural needs in addition to their varied levels of skills and interests.

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My Project

My classroom is full of students from diverse backgrounds who would love to see themselves in the books that they read. I will use these books specifically for my classroom library and for reading aloud during the day. In addition, this collection of books will meet the varied levels and interests of the readers that I have in my classroom! I would greatly appreciate your support as I am a first year teacher in a high needs school. My kids really enjoy reading with partners and to make the rest of the year extra special I would really love to add to our classroom library. Thank you!

Ms. Karen Visitacion Valley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bob Books Complete Sets Collection (12 Sets) - Set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Animal Stories, Rhyming Words, Alphabet, Sight Words Kindergarten, Sight Words First Grade, First Stories, Pre-Reading Skills • Amazon Business $143.96 1 $143.96
Elephant and Piggie Collection - 18 Book Set • AKJ Education $133.46 1 $133.46
Multicultural Biographies Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $77.50 1 $77.50
A Library of Fly Guy 20 Books Collection Series Boxed Set, 1-20 Complete Books, Boxed Collection for Boys Girls • Amazon Business $68.18 1 $68.18
Usborne Phonics Readers 20 Books Collection Box Set • Amazon Business $62.99 1 $62.99
The Bad Seed Children Reading 5 books set • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
3 Book Set: GIRLS in STEM Bundle: Counting on Katherine, Shark Lady, Ada Twist, Scientist (hardcover picture books, science math) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
Capstone Press Katie Woo Books Level H -J - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $47.66 1 $47.66
Pete the Cat: 9 book Set • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
National Geographic Kids Readers 6 Book Set (National Geographic Kids Readers, Levels : 1 & 2) by Anne Schreiber (2012-08-01) • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
National Geographic Kids Ocean Life Six Book Set : Weird Sea Creatures, Dolphins,Coral Reefs, At the Beach, Sea Turtles, Great Migrations: Whales • Amazon Business $33.00 1 $33.00
Yasmin (Capstone Series) (8 Books) • Amazon Business $31.50 1 $31.50
P Is for Poppadoms!: An Indian Alphabet Book • Amazon Business $16.65 1 $16.65
Weird But True Collector's Set (Boxed Set): 900 Outrageous Facts • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
When We Were Alone • Amazon Business $13.24 1 $13.24
Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing • Amazon Business $13.01 1 $13.01
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $12.80 1 $12.80
Iggy Peck, Architect: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set: Flat Stanley, Invisible Stanley, Stanley in Space, and Stanley, Flat Again! • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Bilal Cooks Daal • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24
The Princess in Black: Three Monster-Battling Adventures: Books 4-6 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $11.81 1 $11.81
The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Thunder Boy Jr. • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Skin Like Mine (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
The Paper Kingdom • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Drawn Together • Amazon Business $10.66 1 $10.66
Jazz Baby • Amazon Business $10.13 1 $10.13
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
What Do You Do With an Idea? — New York Times best seller • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
The Princess in Black: Three Smashing Adventures: Books 1-3 • Amazon Business $9.19 1 $9.19
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $9.16 1 $9.16
My Name Is Yoon • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Classic Children's Books, Where the Wild Things Are, Paperback • Quill.com $8.96 1 $8.96
Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $8.55 1 $8.55
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (The Proudest Blue, 1) • Amazon Business $8.35 1 $8.35
Rosie Revere, Engineer: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $8.32 1 $8.32
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Abuela (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $7.72 1 $7.72
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Say Hello! • Amazon Business $7.22 1 $7.22
Bee-bim Bop! • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Niño Wrestles the World • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Chair for My Mother • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
All the Colors of the Earth • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Yo! Yes? • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Snowy Day • Amazon Business $5.19 1 $5.19
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$1,215.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.88

Sales tax

 $111.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,378.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$243.30

Total project goal

$1,622.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,622.00

1 Donor

-$1,531.89

Donations toward project cost

-$1,378.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$153.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$90.11

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