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Mrs. White from Old Town, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help my Classroom Library Be More Culturally Diverse!

Help me give my students more exposure to different cultures; reading about different cultures is one important way to expand a student's horizons.

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My Project

We live in Maine, a state that historically is not all that diverse. I worry that without exposure to and education about different cultures in the younger years, students tend to grow up to be more intolerant of people different from themselves. I would like to add these texts to my classroom library to act as doors and windows into other communities so kids can learn more about the world all around them! I would use these books primarily as read-alouds that lead to classroom discussions to celebrate how we are all different, and how we are all the same.

It is vitally important for all students to learn about all cultures, so they can appreciate the richness and beauty of the world outside of their front doors.

Mrs. White Old Town Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Old Town, ME 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

19 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 Elementary Favorites #1 (Ages 8-12): Black Boy Joy, A Good Kind of Trouble, Stamped (For Kids), Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (book set) • MahoganyBooks $46.00 1 $46.00
A Kids Book About Empathy - social emotional learning collection (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Kids Book About Belonging - social emotional learning collection (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Brown Girl Dreaming (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Concrete Kids (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$167.84

Vendor shipping charges

$17.78

Sales tax

$8.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$226.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.98

Total project goal

$266.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$266.51

1 Donor

-$266.51

Donations toward project cost

-$226.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.98

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$0.00

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