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Ms. Bombace from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Every Multicultural Classroom Needs Multicultural Books!

Help me give my students the opportunity to see themselves in the books they read.

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My Students

Our students are in 1st grade both in general and special education and they love to learn! They come to school each and every day looking forward to exploring the world around them with their teachers and peers. Our class is a diverse group of children from all over the world. We spend our days reading, writing, and doing math. In addition, we work together to create a friendly community in our classroom and around the school. We love to to be in school!

My Project

My classroom is made up of many different ethnicities and children who speak many languages. Our students come from Russia, Japan, Albania, various places in Latin America and Asia, as well as different parts of the United States. Some of these children recently just moved to the United States from their homeland this year. Our classroom library is very outdated and doesn’t reflect all of the children in our classroom. They are unable to “see” themselves in the stories they read. By having these books, our students would be able to feel at home when reading and have a sense of belonging.

Ms. Bombace PS 84 Lillian Weber Grades PreK-2

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New York, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

28 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
African American Stories (10 Books) • AKJ Education $61.97 1 $61.97
Spanish Heritage (7 Books) • AKJ Education $57.47 1 $57.47
Multicultural Stories (8 books) • AKJ Education $44.31 1 $44.31
African American Biographies (6 Books) • AKJ Education $42.99 1 $42.99
Princess Grace • AKJ Education $17.09 1 $17.09
Yo Soy Muslim • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Mae Among the Stars • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
My Two Blankets • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
I Love My Hair! • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
I Love My Hair! • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
I am Jackie Robinson • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
I am Rosa Parks • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Sweet Potato Pie • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
David's Drawings • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Good Night Delhi • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
MY BROTHER WANTS TO BE LIKE ME • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Barack Obama Updated and Expanded • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Seeds of Freedom • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Jesse Owens • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Misty Copeland • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$370.52

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$406.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.66

Total project goal

$477.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$477.74

2 Donors

-$339.00

Donations toward project cost

-$288.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.85

match offer

-$138.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.81

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$0.00

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