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Mrs. Berret from Annandale, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Meat Eating Plants and Other Nonfiction Books, For Boys!

My students need 42 nonfiction books that connect to the Science and Social Studies curriculum.

  • $724 goal

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Mrs. Berret has another project! Donate to Diverse Books for Diverse Students! to help her classroom.

$769 - complete this project and be a hero

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.

Reluctant readers need access to high interest books to get them hooked on reading! I want to inspire my students to read for the fun of it! Currently, I teach Language Arts to approximately 100 sixth grade middle school students and over half of my students are males. Research shows that boys enjoy nonfiction texts, while girls tend to select fiction books. My classroom library is stocked full of fiction but is limited in the amount of nonfiction books that would appeal to my male students.

Reading nonfiction is a great way for students to build background knowledge needed to understand concepts across the different content areas. This is especially true for struggling readers of all backgrounds. Students who have limited experiences will be able to connect to the curriculum in a way that was not previously possible.

Students can increase their comprehension by incorporating the various reading strategies as they question the text, make connections, determine importance, summarize, infer, and visualize. Additionally, nonfiction texts assist students in the acquisition of new vocabulary words.

High interest nonfiction books are a great way to get students motivated to read! Your donation benefits our community, school, and my students on an on-going basis, because the books I need for my classroom can be continually used for many years to come. Your support will help to put books into the hands of children that need to experience the joy of reading. Thank you!

Mrs. Berret Poe Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than three‑quarters of 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blood and Gore, like You've Never Seen Vicki Cobb, Scholastic • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Creepy Stuff Mary Packard, Maria Barbo (Editor), Leanne Franson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World Roger E. Axtell, Axtell • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Bloodsucking Creatures Anthony D. Fredericks • Barnes and Noble $22.95 1 $22.95
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned(Chicken Soup for the Soul Series) Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, Choices and Growing up for Kids (Ages 9-13) Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap, Foreword by Kenan Thompson • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul: Real Stories by Real Girls about Real Stuff Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Extraordinary Young People Marlene Targ Brill • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Fearless Feats: Incredible Records of Human Achievment (Guinness World Records Series) Laurie Calkhoven (Compiler), Ryan Herndon (Compiler) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Wild Lives: Outrageous Animal and Nature Records Dina Anastasio, Ryan Herndon, Ryan Herndon (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Everything Green Living Book: Easy Ways to Conserve Energy, Protect your Family's Health, and Help Save the Environment Diane Gow McDilda, Kerry Smith (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Backpack Books: 1001 Facts about Space Carole Stott, Sue Grabham (Editor), Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley Publishing • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) Kathleen Krull, Kathryn Hewitt (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $18.90 1 $18.90
Math-Terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving Greg Tang, Greg Paprocki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Outside and Inside Mummies Sandra Markle • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Scholastic Book of World Records Ultimate Quiz Challenge Jenifer Corr Morse • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Scholastic Book Of World Records 2007 Jenifer Corr Morse • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
The Everything Kid's Nature Book (Everything Kids Series): Create Clouds, Make Waves, Defy Gravity and Much More! Kathiann M. Kowalski, Adams Media Corporation Staff, Kathie Kelleher (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Heroes of the Revolution David A. Adler, Donald A. Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Outside and Inside Killer Bees Sandra Markle • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor Russell Freedman, Lewis Hine (Photographer), Lewis Wickes Hine (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Meat-Eating Plants Nathan Aaseng • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Book of Firsts James Buckley, Jim Buckley, David Sheldon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
African-Americans in the Thirteen Colonies Deborah Kent • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Amazing Inventions Ian Stevens, Alison Howard • Barnes and Noble $21.56 1 $21.56
America Is... Louise Borden, Stacey Schuett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Burp! the Most Interesting Book Youll Ever Read about Eating Diane Swanson, Rose Cowles (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator), Tomie de Paola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Signs Animals Leave Frank J. Staub, Frank Staub • Barnes and Noble $22.95 1 $22.95
Timelines of World History John B. Teeple • Barnes and Noble $27.00 1 $27.00
The Titanic Geoff Tibballs, Diane Klein (Editor), Simon Kirrane (Editor), Contribution by Lorna Ainger • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
Inside the Titanic: A Giant Cutaway Book Ken Marshall, Ken Marschall, Hugh Brewster, Ken Marschall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Survivors: True Stories Of Children In The Holocaust Allan Zullo, Mara Bovsun • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Survival (Usborne True Stories Series) Paul Dowswell • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Yuck! Grossest Stunts Ever! (Fear Factor Series) Jesse Leon McCann, Randi Reisfeld (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Why?: The Best Ever Question and Answer Book about Nature, Science, and the World around You Catherine Ripley, Scot Ritchie (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.96 1 $15.96
The Big Book of Questions & Answers Jane Parker Resnick, Rebecca L. Grambo, Tony Tallarico (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.18 1 $7.18
The Big Book of What, How, and Why Bob Strauss • Barnes and Noble $8.98 1 $8.98
The Big Book of Boy Stuff Bart King, Chris Sabatino (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.96 1 $15.96
Ripley's Special Edition 2008 Ripley's Believe It or Not Editors, Ripleys Inc • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley Publishing • Barnes and Noble $23.35 1 $23.35
Ripley's Believe It or Not: The Remarkable Revealed Manufactured by Ripley Publishing, Jo Wiltshire, Rebecca Miles (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $23.16 1 $23.16

Materials cost

$511.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $51.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$593.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$130.17

Total project goal

$723.17

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $723.17

8 Donors

-$680.00

Donations toward project cost

-$593.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.17

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