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Ms. Wolkowicz from Detroit, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Know Your History!

My students need 17 biographies for our classroom library.

  • $220 goal

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Know Your History, Make History! I teach English language arts for 4th graders in an urban elementary school.

My students are learning about the literary genre of biographies, yet we do not have biographies for the students to use to learn.

Therefore, I am asking for some picture books that focus on some famous Americans for my students to learn about in order to develop a better understanding of the genre and our shared history.

Your donation will allow my students to learn about Americans that have made an impact. By providing them with a variety of stories, you will be giving them a chance to learn about people who have made a difference. By learning about these extraordinary people, my students can be inspired to be extraordinary themselves.

Ms. Wolkowicz Voyageur Academy Grades 3-5

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Detroit, MI 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

57 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Picture Book of George Washington David A. Adler, John Wallner (Illustrator), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 2 $12.50
Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator Shelley Tanaka, David Craig (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16
Ruby Bridges Goes To School: My True Story Ruby Bridges • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson Denenberg, Barry Denenberg • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Girl Named Helen Keller (Hello Reader! Series) Margo Lundell, Irene Trivas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin David A. Adler, John Wallner (Illustrator), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln David A. Adler, John Wallner (Illustrator), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark David A. Adler, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
What to Do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! Barbara Kerley, Edwin Fotheringham (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.60 1 $13.60
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa Jeanette Winter • Barnes and Noble $13.60 1 $13.60
"A" Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), Robin Preiss Glasser (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
A Picture Book of Anne Frank David A. Adler, Karen Ritz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
A Picture Book of George Washington Carver David A. Adler, Dan Brown (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane Carole Boston Weatherford, Sean Qualls (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25

Materials cost

$153.58

Vendor shipping charges

$15.36

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$180.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.56

Total project goal

$219.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$219.80

1 Donor

-$98.00

Donations toward project cost

-$80.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.64

match offer

-$121.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$99.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.92

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$0.00

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