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Mrs. Muraoka from Honolulu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For Life-Long Readers

Help me give my students extension books for their HMH reading curriculum, culturally relevant Hawaiian books, and fabric dye kits for their Festival of Art project.

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This year our school adopted the HMH reading curriculum, which uses selected passages or first chapters of various books. The curriculum however does not come with the full books. Many of the students were curious to read the whole book after reading the excerpt in the HMH lessons.

Your donation would go toward these books, to supplement our HMH curriculum, which would give my students the opportunity to continue their learning independently.

The requested books in this project include Hawaiian, Native American Indian, Latino, and Asian-American characters to reflect the diversity of students in my classroom and generate further interest in reading. The bookshelf will allow me to highlight the books we are focusing on in our HMH curriculum or that tie in to our social studies unit, and give the students easy access to these materials. Last the requested fabric dye is for our grade levelʻs annual Festival of Art project, to emulate the process of Hawaiian kapa-making with dyes and stamps.

Mrs. Muraoka will only receive her materials if this project is fully funded by July 13.

Mrs. Muraoka Manoa Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Honolulu, HI View local requests 24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LAZEYARD Rotating Bookshelf, Small Bookshelf for Small Space, 360 Display 4 Tier Floor Standing Bookcase Storage Rack, Wood Narrow Book Shelf Organizer for Bedroom, Living Room (White) • Amazon Business $118.99 1 $118.99
Vanstek Tie Dye Kit, 24 Colors Tie Dye Shirt DIY Fabric Dye for Women, Kids, Men, with Rubber Bands, Gloves, Plastic Film and Table Covers for Family Friends Group Party Supplies • Amazon Business $22.08 4 $88.32
Go Native!: Your guide to growing Native Hawaiian and canoe plants wherever you live, work, or play • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures • Amazon Business $7.23 4 $28.92
Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
One Boy, No Water (Niuhi Shark Saga) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
One Shark, No Swim (Niuhi Shark Saga) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
One Truth, No Lie (Niuhi Shark Saga) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Yes! We Are Latinos: Poems and Prose About the Latino Experience • Amazon Business $9.95 2 $19.90
Dumpling Days (A Pacy Lin Novel, 3) • Amazon Business $8.67 2 $17.34
Native Hawaiian Plants: How to Grow, Cultivate, and Enjoy 25 Popular Plants • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
The Game of Silence (Birchbark House, 2) • Amazon Business $7.85 2 $15.70
Hawaiian Legends of Tricksters and Riddlers (Kolowalu Book) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Year of the Dog (A Pacy Lin Novel, 1) • Amazon Business $7.26 2 $14.52
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, 1) • Amazon Business $6.89 2 $13.78
The Year of the Rat (A Pacy Lin Novel, 2) • Amazon Business $6.85 2 $13.70
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology • Amazon Business $12.53 1 $12.53
Aloha Allova • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Nā Holoholona - Mahi'ai: Farm Animals in 'Ōlelo Hawaii • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lako Kula: School Supplies in 'Ōlelo Hawaii • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Ko'u Ohana - My Family: My Family in 'Ōlelo Hawaii • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Nā Waiho'olu'u a me Holoholona: The Colors & Animals in 'Ōlelo Hawaii • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Aloha Kākou: Greetings in 'Ōlelo Hawaii • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Porcupine Year (Birchbark House, 3) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Hi'iaka and Pana'ewa (Discover Graphics: Global Folktales) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Chickadee (Birchbark House, 4) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$572.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$636.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.34

Total project goal

$748.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $748.96

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 $748.96

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