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Mrs. West-Simon from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Open a World of Fantasy Reading With Books About Dragons!

Help me give my students high-interest book title collections, based on their recommendations, for use in our school's book vending machine!

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My Students

As an elementary school library media technician, I get to share my love of books with students aged 4-12, and help them unlock their own love of reading. Some of my students are avid readers, but there are many who struggle to find that perfect book that will spark their interest and truly help them see the magic of literature. This has been even more true while they've spent more time off-campus over the past 18 months.

Distance learning and isolation during the pandemic has disrupted both our normal library routine, and our ability to buy new materials, because all our normal fundraising events had to be cancelled.

I'm constantly looking for ways to keep both enthusiastic and more reluctant readers engaged, by giving them a role in choosing some of the books we have on campus.

My Project

This past year, our school was lucky enough to become the owners of a very special resource: a book vending machine called Inchy. Inchy has been such an exciting addition to our campus, as students have had the opportunity to earn tokens to redeem for a book from Inchy for following our school's 3 Rs: being Ready, Respectful, and Responsible. The wonderful thing about Inchy is that the children have been so motivated to earn tokens, and their behavior has reflected this, but it also means we need to restock Inchy with new titles frequently!

We'd love to be able to stock Inchy with a great new selection of high-interest books, requested by our students, to help keep them enthusiastic about reading AND positive behavior!.

I love hearing the meaningful conversations the kids are having about their book choices. Book series like the Dragon Masters, Dragon Girls and other similar collections are immensely popular with the students, and help them make the transition from picture books to chapter books, while still giving them the high-interest story lines they crave!

Mrs. West-Simon Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades 6-8

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Irvine, CA View local requests 500 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Griffith's Guide for Dragon Masters: A Branches Special Edition (Dragon Masters) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Griffith's Guide for Dragon Masters: A Branches Special Edition (Dragon Masters) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon (Dragon Girls #4) (4) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Howl of the Wind Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #20) (20) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Heat of the Lava Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #18) (18) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Wave of the Sea Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #19) (19) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Fortress of the Stone Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #17) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon (Dragon Girls #4) (4) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Howl of the Wind Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #20) (20) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Saving the Sun Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #2) (2) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Chill of the Ice Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #9) (9) • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
Future of the Time Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Search for the Lightning Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #7) (7) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Song of the Poison Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #5), 5 • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Call of the Sound Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #16) • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
Shine of the Silver Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #11) (11) • Amazon Business $4.86 1 $4.86
Flight of the Moon Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #6) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Roar of the Thunder Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #8) (8) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) (1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Secret of the Water Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #3) (3) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
The Land of the Spring Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #14) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Treasure of the Gold Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #12) (12) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Waking the Rainbow Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #10) (10) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Eye of the Earthquake Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #13) (13) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74

Materials cost

$165.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.61

Total project goal

$250.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $250.74

2 Donors

-$121.22

Donations toward project cost

-$110.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.13

match offer

-$121.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.30

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