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Ms. Bortle from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fill Our Bookshelves!

Help me give my students an extremely wide variety of books to read!

  • 11 donors
  • $535 still needed

expires Jul 04

  • 11 donors
  • $535 still needed
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My Project

I teach in the school district of Philadelphia, where funding can be limited. It is my first year teaching and I want to provide the best tools for instruction for my current and future students!

I have a very diverse group of readers with a wide range of interests!

I have seen that every child can enjoy reading as long as they find something they are interested in! I asked my current students for recommendations and requests for our classroom library, and built this list based on that. These books range in genres from fiction to non-fiction, to graphic novels, social emotional learning, fantasy and more! Our classroom has three bookshelves and only one of them is full! Help us fill the rest of our bookshelves!

Ms. Bortle Bache - Martin Elementary School 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.

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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

16 students impacted 11donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Captain Underpants Collection - 12 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $113.79 1 $113.79
6 Book Set: Mental Health #2 (A Kids Book About: Empathy, Imagination, Anger, Inclusive, Bullying, Love; social emotional learning awareness) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $110.00 1 $110.00
Grades 4-6 Favorite Books Set - 15 Book Collection - Collection • AKJ Education $106.47 1 $106.47
5 Book Set: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback, ages 8-12) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
Kaplan Early Learning Celebrate Diversity Around the World Books - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $62.96 1 $62.96
Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1-16 Books Boxed Set, Complete Collection Series, Paperback Edition(1-16) • Amazon Business $59.97 1 $59.97
4 Elementary Favorites - Book Set #1 (ages 8-12): Black Boy Joy, Good Kind of Trouble, Stamped For Kids, Hidden Figures Young Readers' x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00
3 Book Set: NEURODIVERGENT VOICES Bundle: A Day With No Words, Abdul's Story,Supposed to Be Sunny (hardcover picture books; social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
Goosebumps Horrorland Collection (18 Volume Set) by R. L. Stine (2013-05-04) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Dork Diaries By Rachel Renee Russell 12 Books Collection Set • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Kaplan Early Learning Who Was/Is Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.95 1 $36.95
NEW SET! The Bad Guys Series 5 Books Set (Book #11 - Book #15) • Amazon Business $36.79 1 $36.79
Hair Love (hardcover, ages 4-8) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - featured Black History Month picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
How to Catch 3-Book Holiday Set: Amazing Adventures for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! • Amazon Business $32.97 1 $32.97
Wings of Fire Box Set, The Jade Mountain Prophecy (Books 6-10) • Amazon Business $28.71 1 $28.71
4 Book Set - Who HQ: Contemporary Figures: Venus & Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan (paperback) x MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $28.00 1 $28.00
The Bad Guys Even Badder Box Set (The Bad Guys #6-10) • Amazon Business $21.01 1 $21.01
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $16.60 1 $16.60
Dreamers (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
With Lots of Love • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $10.28 1 $10.28
I Need a New Butt!, I Broke My Butt!, My Butt is So NOISY!: 3 Hilarious Stories in one NOISY Book • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
We Move Together • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Walter the Farting Dog: A Triumphant Toot and Timeless Tale That's Touched Hearts for Decades--A laugh- out-loud funny picture book • Amazon Business $9.32 1 $9.32
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine: A Picture Book About Managing Worry and Anxiety • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky: Over 150 Spooky Stickers Inside. A Halloween Book for Kids (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67

Materials cost

$1,036.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,082.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$190.99

Total project goal

$1,273.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,273.24

10 Donors

-$655.00

Donations toward project cost

-$564.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.75

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $534.41

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