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Mrs. Rubach from Rantoul, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Look at Me! I'm in a Book!

Help me give my students books that bring imaginations alive and books that showcase inspirational stories that students can see themselves in!

  • $599 goal

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My Students

Our community is comprised of a diverse group of people, living in a rural area, with many urban needs. We encounter many challenges, when meeting those needs, but work everyday to make each student feel safe and like they belong here.

Children have the right to see themselves in the work they do.

Our students have been gaining that in our school, but I would like to see this go further, with offering materials that are high-interest, relevant and diverse... to meet the needs of ALL students.

My Project

Our goal is continuing to bring special books to our literature-rich environment. By always scouring for the newest reads, these books will allow our students to experience high-quality books throughout the year.

There is nothing quite like opening a brand new book.

For that book to have characters, and life stories that emulate your own, our students feel a sense of self-worth and value unlike any other. With this year being so uncertain, the flood of new reads will bring a sense of specialness to the classrooms and help students feel safe.

Mrs. Rubach Broadmeadow Grade Level School Grades 6-8

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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Rantoul, IL 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

250 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Invented by Animals: Meet the creatures who inspired our everyday technology • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations (Picture Book Science) • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
A Super Sticky Mistake: The Story of How Harry Coover Accidentally Invented Super Glue! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Mister T.V.: The Story of John Logie Baird • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble • Amazon Business $17.08 1 $17.08
Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Outside In • Amazon Business $15.94 1 $15.94
Grace and Box • Amazon Business $15.78 1 $15.78
Big Feelings • Amazon Business $15.46 1 $15.46
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest • Amazon Business $15.42 1 $15.42
Your Place in the Universe • Amazon Business $15.32 1 $15.32
Seeds and Trees: A children's book about the power of words • Amazon Business $15.15 1 $15.15
Marsha Is Magnetic • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Meesha Makes Friends (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Home • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Actual Size (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.44 1 $13.44
How Does My Home Work? • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Ravi's Roar (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Place Called Home: Look Inside Houses Around the World (Lonely Planet Kids) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
This Is How I Do It: One Day in the Life of You and 59 Real Kids from Around the World • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
The Great Big Water Cycle Adventure (Look and Wonder Books) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88

Materials cost

$471.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$508.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.75

Total project goal

$598.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $598.36

5 Donors

-$558.95

Donations toward project cost

-$478.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.09

Matching donations from our partners

-$35.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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