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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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Falling in Love With Great Books

Help me give my students highly engaging Spanish books to continue growing as bilingual readers.

  • $326 goal

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

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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 Students

Fourth-grader (Noun) \fȯrth 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 fourth 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

In the Scholastic Principal and Administrator’s Report (2018), they found that the average United States classroom contains 254 books with 31% of classroom libraries containing fewer than 50 books.

These statistics are sad, and as a classroom teacher I know it is my responsibility to do whatever it takes to put high-interest books in the hands of my students.

With a classroom library full of engaging books like El coyote tonto, Los agujeros negros, El camino más corto and MORE, my students will be able to continue growing not only as readers but also as writers. My students will be able to take these books home - guaranteeing that access to books is not an issue.

Help me put great books in the hands of my students.

Ms. Serrano Multicultural Learning Center Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

70 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Monstruo, ¿vas a comerme? (Primeros lectores) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 4 $31.80
El camino más corto (Primeros lectores) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 4 $31.80
Potón el gato no quiere pato (Primeros lectores) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 4 $31.80
Daniel tiene un caso (Primeros lectores) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 4 $31.80
El coyote tonto (The Dumb Coyote) • AKJ Education $10.91 2 $21.82
Algunos miedos (Some Fears) • AKJ Education $10.21 2 $20.42
Una cama para tres (A Bed for Three) • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Las cosas que odio y otras exageraciones (Things I Hate And Other Exaggerations) • AKJ Education $7.99 2 $15.98
Los agujeros negros (Black Holes) • AKJ Education $7.99 2 $15.98

Materials cost

$217.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $19.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$276.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.81

Total project goal

$325.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $325.41

2 Donors

-$162.70

Donations toward project cost

-$138.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.40

match offer

-$162.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$138.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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