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Mr. McNew from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Non-Fiction, Not Nostalgia

My students need new library books that are up to date.

  • $1,000 goal

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My Students

I work at a wonderful school in Seattle. We are nestled between the Central District and the Lake Washington neighborhoods. We offer Montessori Math instruction as well as rigorous ELA classes. Our students include families that have lived in the neighborhood for generations as well as families that are new to our country. We bring together a variety of cultures and backgrounds through hard work and love.

I have the privilege of working with every student in the school and I don't want to waste a minute of teaching time!

I am the school librarian and the technology teacher. It is the best of all worlds. Books and bots all day long. So now, I need to make the most of this time.

I want to keep things fresh and the interest high so I am constantly striving to present the students with new experiences that will foster their love of technology, literature, and learning. Sometimes I need help with that.

My Project

Improving the quality and relevance of the books in the library will improve student engagement and learning. I am a new librarian and I am looking to update my school's non-fiction collection. It is a slow process but I have brought the average non-fiction book age from 1989 to 1991 in my last analysis. Now I would like to start planning for the 2000s!

I am currently hoping to fill in the gaps with more modern and appealing biographies and to replace the sad and outdated collection of books about Indigenous People.

Overall, this is going to be a long-term process. This Donors Choose project is the first step. The newer the books, the more accurate the information and the more appealing they are for the students.

Mr. McNew Leschi Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Seattle, WA View local requests

Half 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
Spotlight on Native Americans • Amazon Business $315.00 1 $315.00
Water Cycle Geo Facts • Amazon Business $27.60 1 $27.60
Earthquake Geo Facts • Amazon Business $27.60 1 $27.60
Rubik's Cube Creator: Erno Rubik (Toy Trailblazers) • Amazon Business $27.07 1 $27.07
Pokémon Designer: Satoshi Tajiri (Toy Trailblazers) • Amazon Business $27.07 1 $27.07
Volcano Geo Facts • Amazon Business $26.38 1 $26.38
Yo-Yo Maker: Pedro Flores (Toy Trailblazers) • Amazon Business $25.06 1 $25.06
American Girl Entrepreneur: Pleasant Rowland (Toy Trailblazers) • Amazon Business $24.41 1 $24.41
Mr. Potato Head Inventor: George Lerner (Toy Trailblazers) • Amazon Business $24.14 1 $24.14
Barbie Developer: Ruth Handler (Toy Trailblazers) • Amazon Business $21.29 1 $21.29
Who Is Muhammad Ali? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Who Was...?) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Was Jackie Robinson? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
What Was Ellis Island? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Who Was...?) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Was Rosa Parks? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Is Jane Goodall? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Who Was...?) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
What Was The Lewis And Clark Expedition? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Was Frida Kahlo? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Was Albert Einstein? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Was Maya Angelou? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Who Was Anne Frank? • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune • Amazon Business $12.22 1 $12.22
Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific: The Incredible Story of U.S. Submarines in WWII • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33

Materials cost

$743.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $65.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$849.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.88

Total project goal

$999.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $999.22

7 Donors

-$999.22

Donations toward project cost

-$849.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.88

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