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Ms. Pendergraft from Columbia, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inspire a Love for Reading!

Help me give my students access to books about their interests in order to inspire them to read!

  • $270 goal

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Ms. Pendergraft has another project! Donate to Mailboxes for Little Learners: Building Independence & Organization to help her classroom.

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My Project

My students are inspired by the world around them, and I want this to be represented in our classroom library! They absolutely love read-alouds and listening to a good book! I want to give them access to physical books about the things they already love and are interested in. By giving them access to books that they are interested in, we are cultivating a love for reading. This will help build a solid educational foundation rooted in a love for literature. This foundation sets them up for success throughout their education, career, and beyond! Thank you for considering and thinking of our sweet class.

Ms. Pendergraft Jackson Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Columbia, SC View local requests

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

16 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sulwe (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
How to Catch a Mermaid • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
In the Middle of Fall • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
My Little Golden Book About the Statue of Liberty • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Little Golden Book About Jackie Robinson • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Little Golden Book About Misty Copeland • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Happy Earth Day! (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Barack Obama: A Little Golden Book Biography • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
I'm a Ballerina! (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $5.65 1 $5.65
My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Amazon Business $5.58 1 $5.58
How to Catch a Dinosaur • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
How to Catch a Unicorn • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
I'm Going to Kindergarten! (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Coco Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Coco) • Amazon Business $5.27 1 $5.27
My Little Golden Book About Weather • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Little Golden Book About The White House • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Little Golden Book About Bugs • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I'm a Leprechaun (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Little Golden Book about Washington, DC • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The ABC Book (Pokémon) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Barbie: My Book of Puppies (Barbie) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78
Oprah Winfrey: A Little Golden Book Biography • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78
My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98
The Poky Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic) • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98
Tune Squad (Space Jam: A New Legacy) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton • Amazon Business $3.40 1 $3.40
Warriors of Wakanda (Marvel: Black Panther) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99
Sonia Sotomayor: A Little Golden Book Biography • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$174.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.00

Sales tax

 $12.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$228.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.37

Total project goal

$269.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $269.16

2 Donors

-$269.16

Donations toward project cost

-$228.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.37

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