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Ms. Carver from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fantastic Books for Bilingual Newcomers

Help me give my students who are newcomers to this country access to books they can read in Spanish and English! Then they can feel more a part of the class during "Silent Reading" time.

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My Students

My students are a mix of first and second generation immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Some come from stable homes with two parents, but many have recently arrived from detention camps and are being fostered by guardians. We will be together as a "Pathways" group throughout high school from Freshman year to graduation Senior year.

The newcomers are sometimes shy, sometimes rebellious, but all are striving to "fit in" and adjust to their new environment meeting new friends.

My Project

My classroom has a small library for students to choose books to read during our “Silent Reading” time after lunch each day. Unfortunately, we have a very small selection of books in Spanish. I have 8 students who have been reading this same small collection for weeks. Many of these students spent time in detention camps before coming to our school, so they really do not have access to books at home.

To me, this is an issue of equity and access to the curriculum for ALL students regardless of language ability.

One of my students said the books that are most helpful for him are those that have concurrent translation (both Spanish and English side by side on the page).

This would also benefit all 27 students who are currently taking Spanish class. Knowledge of their first language also helps my students strengthen family relations through bilingual communication.

Ms. Carver Academic Leadership Community Miguel Contreras Learning Complex Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

27 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Desiertos / Deserts (Nuestra maravillosa tierra! / Our Exciting Earth!) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $22.60 1 $22.60
Rios / Rivers (Nuestra Maravillosa Tierra! / Our Exciting Earth!) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Pasando páginas: La historia de mi vida (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.84 1 $13.84
Pasando páginas: La historia de mi vida (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.84 1 $13.84
Dreamers • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
La Frontera / The Border: El viaje con papá/ My Journey With Papa (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $13.11 1 $13.11
39 ESL Icebreakers: For Teenagers and Adults • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Soñadores (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la Nina de las flores • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual Spanish-English (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor) • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
From North to South / Del Norte al Sur • Amazon Business $9.80 1 $9.80
Viva Frida (Morales, Yuyi) • Amazon Business $9.44 1 $9.44
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
Percy Jackson 01. Ladron del rayo (Percy Jackson y los dioses del olimpo) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures) • Amazon Business $9.06 1 $9.06
First Spanish Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Beginners' Guides) (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Antes de ser libres (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
Niño Wrestles the World • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
La Frontera / the Border: El viaje con papa / My Journey With Papa (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $7.01 1 $7.01
La Gran Pesca/The Big Catch: Un cuento sobre Robot y Rico/A Robot and Rico Story (Robot y Rico/Robot and Rico) (Multilingual Edition) • Amazon Business $5.05 1 $5.05
La/ Noche de Terror/Scary Night: Un cuento sobre Robot y Rico/A Robot and Rico Story (Robot y Rico/Robot and Rico) (Multilingual Edition) • Amazon Business $5.05 1 $5.05
La Gran Pesca/The Big Catch: Un cuento sobre Robot y Rico/A Robot and Rico Story (Robot y Rico/Robot and Rico) (Multilingual Edition) • Amazon Business $5.05 1 $5.05
Un/ Premio Adentro/Prize Inside: Un cuento sobre Robot y Rico/A Robot and Rico Story (Robot y Rico/Robot and Rico) (Multilingual Edition) • Amazon Business $5.05 1 $5.05

Materials cost

$236.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.57

Total project goal

$343.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.79

1 Donor

-$343.79

Donations toward project cost

-$292.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.57

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