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Mrs. Finucane from Gilroy, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dan Gutman - A Hilarious Author

Help me give my students a collection of Dan Gutman books for our school library.

  • $596 goal

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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

I teach at a school that is located just outside of Silicon Valley, in a town surrounded by fields of crops and hills. At our school, teachers work hard, the principal is amazing, and our parent club is involved and helpful. Although our students were affected by the school shut-down during the pandemic, they are making great progress, they're happy to be at school, and they love to learn.

I am requesting books by the author Dan Gutman for our school library.

Last summer, I worked with a team of teachers and volunteers to reorganize and update our school library to make it easier for students to find books that interest them. We now have monthly displays of themed books and author spotlights to highlight books our students might not have otherwise read. Readership is up and students are happy to visit the library each week to trade their books!

Dan Gutman is a hilarious author well known for his Weird School series. He has also written several picture books, easy readers, nonfiction books, graphic novels, and other series books that my students will love. I have requested several different series written by him, as well as books at every reading level, so all of the students, from the preschool students to the fifth graders, will be able to find something that they want to read. Thank you for helping us get these books!

Mrs. Finucane El Roble 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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More than half 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

500 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Baseball Card Adventures 12-Book Box Set: All 12 Paperbacks in the Bestselling Baseball Card Adventures Series! • Amazon Business $75.17 1 $75.17
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $49.95 1 $49.95
The Genius Files Series Set • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98
The Dan Gutman Collection (Boxed Set): The Homework Machine; Return of the Homework Machine; Nightmare at the Book Fair; The Talent Show • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Rappy the Raptor • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Rappy Goes to School • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Flashback Four #1: The Lincoln Project • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Sports • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
The Million Dollar Shot (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
My Weirdtastic School #1: Miss Banks Pulls Lots of Pranks! • Amazon Business $16.63 1 $16.63
My Weird School Summer Reading 3-Book Box Set: Bummer in the Summer!, Mr. Sunny Is Funny!, and Miss Blake Is a Flake! • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
My Weird School Graphic Novel: Get a Grip! We're on a Trip! (My Weird School Graphic Novel, 2) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
My Weird School Graphic Novel: Mr. Corbett Is in Orbit! (My Weird School Graphic Novel, 1) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Houdini and Me • Amazon Business $9.61 1 $9.61
My Weird School Fast Facts: Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles (My Weird School Fast Facts, 8) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Mummies, Myths, and Mysteries (My Weird School Fast Facts, 7) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Dinosaurs, Dodos, and Woolly Mammoths (My Weird School Fast Facts, 6) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles (My Weird School Fast Facts, 5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School: Teamwork Trouble (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Space, Humans, and Farts • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Weird School Fast Facts: Geography • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Rappy and His Favorite Things (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Rappy Goes to Mars (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Rappy Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Rappy Goes to the Supermarket (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Weird School Goes to the Museum (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Weird School: Talent Show Mix-Up (I Can Read Level 2) • 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

Materials cost

$430.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.31

Total project goal

$595.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.42

4 Donors

-$297.70

Donations toward project cost

-$253.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.65

match offer

-$297.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$253.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.66

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