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Ms. Lisa from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Want Books About People Who Look Like Me!

Help me give my students a classroom library that includes history and biography books to which they feel a connection!

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Many of my New York City high school students claim that they do not like to read...especially about history. My 9th grade students are mainly Latinx and of African descent. More than half of the students come from families where Spanish is their home language. We have a number of students from Caribbean and West African origin. A small percentage are of Asian and Middle Eastern descent. Most of the books they see in school are not about the history of nations and individuals from these parts of the world, so they do not feel any immediate connection to the authors or the topics of the books. I want to change this.

I would love to provide the students in my classroom a variety of non-fiction books about events and individuals in world history to whom they can feel a connection.

I want the classroom to have books that can encourage them to put down their phones and to read about the events in the world through the eyes and experiences of people who they feel are similar to them. Their understanding of world history would be so much greater if they enjoyed reading about it.

My Project

These books will become the classroom library where my 9th grade social studies students can have access to books that appeal to their personal interests. Having a classroom library full of new and interesting history and biography books will allow us to have full-class reading days, during which all students will get to read and discuss their readings with their peers. There is no better way to encourage reading among high school students than allowing them to see each other reading!

The high school students will even be encouraged to take the books home with them, with the hope that they will discuss what they are reading with their families and friends!

As the students begin to read the books, I hope they will begin to recommend specific books to their peers. I also hope they will gain more interest in the topics they learn about in world history. The best impact of this library would be hearing students discuss the books with other students and adults outside of the classroom.

Ms. Lisa Global Learning Collaborative Grades 9-12

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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

90 students impacted 9donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
With a Weapon and a Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Memories of a Lacerated Heart (1971): A War Memoir (From East Pakistan to Bangladesh) • Amazon Business $33.40 1 $33.40
Josxe9 Martxed: A Revolutionary Life (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture) • Amazon Business $30.14 1 $30.14
SHEROES of the Haitian Revolution • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
The Dominican Republic: A National History • Amazon Business $29.39 1 $29.39
Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality (Modern War Studies) • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Black Star: A View of the Life and Times of Kwame Nkrumah • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Nelson Mandela : The President Who Spent 27 Years in Prison - Biography for Kids | Children's Biography Books • Amazon Business $12.22 2 $24.44
Beryl McBurnie (Caribbean Biography Series) • Amazon Business $23.69 1 $23.69
Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948 • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
A History of Bangladesh • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Colombia (Blastoff! Readers: Exploring Countries) (Blastoff Readers. Level 5) • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
Chile 1973. The Other 9/11: The Downfall of Salvador Allende (Latin America@War) • Amazon Business $21.84 1 $21.84
The History of Jamaica from 1494 to 1838 • Amazon Business $20.33 1 $20.33
The 1989 Coup d'xc9txe1t in Paraguay: The End of a Long Dictatorship, 1954-1989 (Latin America@War) • Amazon Business $19.86 1 $19.86
Haiti: The First Black Republic • Amazon Business $19.00 1 $19.00
Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Air Wars Between Ecuador and Peru, Volume 1: The July 1941 War (Latin America@War) • Amazon Business $17.41 1 $17.41
Marcus Garvey (Caribbean Biography Series) • Amazon Business $17.24 1 $17.24
Let's Look at North Korea (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $16.87 1 $16.87
Days of Wrath: The 1990 Coup in Trinidad and Tobago • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Bolivar: American Liberator • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Opium Wars: A History From Beginning to End • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Haitian Revolution: A History From Beginning to End • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Jose Marti: Cuba's Greatest Hero • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
The First Emperor of China • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fantastic Kids: Malala Yousafzai - TIME FOR KIDSxae Informational Text - Great for School Projects and Book Reports - (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
Diamond Boy • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
The Good Braider • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Dominican Republic (Pogo: All Around the World) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Let's Look at Nigeria (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Let's Look at Japan (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Let's Look at India (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Let's Look at Syria (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Let's Look at Peru (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Let's Look at Mexico (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Let's Look at North Korea (Let's Look at Countries) • Amazon Business $6.64 1 $6.64
Who Was Gandhi? • Amazon Business $5.17 1 $5.17
Egypt (Major Muslim Nations) • Amazon Business $4.18 1 $4.18
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights • Amazon Business $4.05 1 $4.05

Materials cost

$687.22

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.25

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$760.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.26

Total project goal

$895.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $895.04

9 Donors

-$895.04

Donations toward project cost

-$760.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$134.26

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