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Ms. Serrano from Canoga Park, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empower Me With Books

Help me give my students books that will guide them to seek healthy, positive relationships with their friends, family, and their community.

  • $195 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Help Ms. Serrano

Ms. Serrano has another project! Donate to More Graphic Novels to help her classroom.

$116 - 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 Students

Third-grader (Noun) \ˈthərd grā-dər\ - Someone who is a mathematician, reader, writer, artist, scientist, dancer, leader, explorer, and friend. - Someone who needs access to technology, high-quality books and an inclusive place to learn.

My third graders are curious and they try hard - really hard.

They love to read, write, explore, and find answers to questions. Did you know that they are also bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate? They speak, read, and write in two languages, English and Spanish. That also means that during the school day, they learn in both languages.

My Project

My bilingual third graders need access to great books...well-written Spanish books that will teach them to seek healthy, positive relationships with their friends, family, and their community (the books funded in this project are filled with strong messages).

Additionally, the books will be paired with weekly Socio-Emotional lessons to help deepen my students' understanding of what it means to be positive contributors to society.

These books can be taken home...students can then share what they read with their parents and siblings. Some say it takes a village to raise a child, but I believe it takes a village and TONS of books.

Help my students by putting amazing literature in their hands.

My students and I will forever be grateful.

Ms. Serrano Multicultural Learning Center Grades 3-5

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.

More about Ms. Serrano

Canoga Park, CA View local requests

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

52 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Respira como un oso (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Pájaro amarillo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.45 1 $16.45
What Does It Mean to Be Present? • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Respira (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Sentimientos: Un libro de emociones monstruoso. Libro de sentimientos para niños. Educar las emociones. Libros infantiles de inteligencia emocional. ... Emociones para niños (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
La luz de Lucía (Lucy's Light) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Pequeño Camaleón (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Cangrejo y Ballena: mindfulness para niños: la introducción más fácil, sencilla y bella a la atención plena para niños (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
El mundo de Minú (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Say Something! (Spanish) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.57 1 $6.57
I Need a Hug / Necesito un abrazo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.71 1 $4.71

Materials cost

$122.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$165.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.17

Total project goal

$194.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $194.47

3 Donors

-$97.00

Donations toward project cost

-$83.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$95.71

Match offers toward project cost

-$81.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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