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Ms. D'Amato from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I'll take Favorite Authors for 500, Alex

The cost of 21 different titles from Barnes & Noble, including I am Absolutely Small for School, I Want a Pet, Yertle the Turtle, and No, David! is $347, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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I am a 2nd grade teacher in the East New York section of Brooklyn. All of my students receive free school lunch. Since the first day of school this year I have been paying close attention to the books that my students seem to really enjoy reading. In addition to monitoring what reading level they are on, I like to stay on top of what my students are interested in reading. I want reading to be fun and relevant for the kids so that they don't view reading as a chore. This seems to be working as many of my students do a quick little cheer when I tell them it's reading time. Also, most students eagerly sign out a book from our classroom library to read at home on a daily basis. I would like to keep my students enthused about reading, and in order to do that I need to provide them with some new material. I've noticed that my students really enjoy the writing styles of authors David Shannon, Lauren Child, and Dr. Seuss. I would like to provide the students with more books from authors whose work they enjoy. I tell the kids that one way to choose an appropriate book is to choose another book from an author whose book(s) you have previously read and enjoyed. The problem with this is that I don't really have enough books in our library for them to use that technique. As adults we often use this technique in order to choose a book, so I'd like my students to be able to employ this skill as well. I hear one of my below-grade level readers reading "David Goes to School" every single day over and over to himself. He loves the book, and that's great. However, I'd love to be able to provide him with some additional reading material to enjoy.

Ms. D'Amato PS 202 Ernest Jenkyns Grades PreK-2

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clarice Bean, That's Me • Barnes & Noble $16.99 1 $16.99
I Will Never not Ever Eat a Tomato • Barnes & Noble $16.99 1 $16.99
I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed • Barnes & Noble $16.99 1 $16.99
I Want a Pet • Barnes & Noble $13.95 1 $13.95
I am Absolutely Small for School • Barnes & Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Butter Battle Book • Barnes & Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Yertle the Turtle • Barnes & Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Horton Hears a Who • Barnes & Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
The Lorax • Barnes & Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book • Barnes & Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street • Barnes & Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Olivia • Barnes & Noble $11.86 1 $11.86
Olivia...and the Missing Toy • Barnes & Noble $11.86 1 $11.86
Olivia Saves the Circus • Barnes & Noble $11.86 1 $11.86
David Goes to School • Barnes & Noble $11.16 1 $11.16
No, David! • Barnes & Noble $11.16 1 $11.16
David Gets in Trouble • Barnes & Noble $11.16 1 $11.16
Hop on Pop • Barnes & Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish • Barnes & Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Olivia Counts • Barnes & Noble $6.99 1 $6.99
The Tooth Book • Barnes & Noble $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$246.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$296.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.03

Total project goal

$361.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $361.26

1 Donor

-$341.00

Donations toward project cost

-$297.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.20

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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