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Mr. Zimmermann from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help feed our Brains with BOOKS

We need 20 high-interest, highly visual books about various STEM topics (chemistry, space, engineering, biodiversity, etc.) for our classroom library.

  • $479 goal

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About My Students

Hector is one of those students whose curiosity and excitement for learning is immense. He needs a challenge, and devours any book, puzzle, or activity you put in front of them.

A few weeks ago, Hector began reading nearly every interesting book in our library. When he came to me saying there were "no more interesting books" I began to think. And then it occurred to me: the donors choose community has made so much possible for my students, why not have Hector build us a library? I told Hector about student-centered projects, that all he had to do was pick out the most interesting and visual books he could find, and write down a proposal. He had it done by the end of the day.

Hector an I picked out books that are engaging, interesting, and highly visual so that every student has access to a classroom library that will help them not only to learn about fascinating concepts in science but also to cultivate an interest in reading itself. For Hector and his classmates, it will also be a lesson in how to take responsibility for our classroom materials and manage their use by setting up and running our classroom library.

In Their Own Words

The goal that we are trying to accomplish is to get books that will help my class mates learn but not just by reading but also by giving us very visual examples of what the book is trying to show us because we need a different way of learning, called visual learning. That is our goal to help all of my class mates learn in a better way.

I have put together a list of books that I think will be great to have in our classroom library. I will be in charge of being the manager of our library and creating a sign out system for when kids want to borrow the books.

The problem this project will help to solve is to keep me and my classmates interested in reading and in science. Our school does not have many interesting books that are good for every student and these books will help to make our classroom a better place to learn.

Mr. Zimmermann MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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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Brooklyn, NY 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

60 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals • Amazon Business $56.80 1 $56.80
The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space • Amazon Business $33.75 1 $33.75
Design Brooklyn: Renovation, Restoration, Innovation, Industry • Amazon Business $26.87 1 $26.87
Gowanus: Brooklyn's Curious Canal • Amazon Business $22.89 1 $22.89
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design • Amazon Business $22.43 1 $22.43
Earth and Space: Photographs from the Archives of NASA • Amazon Business $21.15 1 $21.15
The New Way Things Work • Amazon Business $20.59 1 $20.59
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures (National Audubon Society Field Guides (Hardcover)) • Amazon Business $17.44 1 $17.44
Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will • Amazon Business $16.28 1 $16.28
Wonderful Life with the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified • Amazon Business $14.67 1 $14.67
The Periodic Table: A Visual Guide to the Elements • Amazon Business $14.20 1 $14.20
The Works: Anatomy of a City • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region, Revised Edition • Amazon Business $13.21 1 $13.21
Infographic Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything (Infographic Guides) • Amazon Business $13.13 1 $13.13
Science in Seconds: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant (Knowledge in a Flash) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
Math in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained In An Instant (Knowledge in a Flash) • Amazon Business $11.42 1 $11.42
Art Forms in Nature (Dover Pictorial Archive) • Amazon Business $10.92 1 $10.92

Materials cost

$370.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$406.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.72

Total project goal

$478.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $478.13

1 Donor

-$239.07

Donations toward project cost

-$203.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.86

match offer

-$239.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$203.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.86

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