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Ms. Riedel from Santa Cruz, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Shelves Are Bare We Need Books There

Help me give my students a classroom library with highly engaging and bilingual books.

  • $370 goal

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My Project

All my students deserve to have books available in their native language. These books will ensure that I have an inclusive library for all my students. My students are 3rd graders who love reading! They come to class enthusiastic about learning and curious about the world around them. With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading.

Students’ interest in reading grows when they have books they can relate to.

They need stories that are funny, interesting, exciting, and adventurous to keep them engaged. My students deserve to have a classroom library that will pique their interest and spark a fire within them! When students find books they are motivated by they not only grow their comprehension and reading skills but develop their skills in other content areas as well. This helps boost their confidence to make them fierce leaders ready to take on the world!

Ms. Riedel Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Santa Cruz, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Upside-Down Magic Box Set (Books 1-5) • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $21.43 1 $21.43
¡Solo pregunta!: Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Cat in the Hat/El Gato Ensombrerado (The Cat in the Hat Spanish Edition): Bilingual Edition (Classic Seuss) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Are You My Mother?/¿Eres tú mi mamá? (Bilingual Edition) (The Cat in the Hat Beginner Books / Yo Puedo Leerlo Solo) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65
Coleccion de oro Jorge el curioso/A Treasury of Curious George (bilingual edition) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Huevos verdes con jamón (Green Eggs and Ham Spanish Edition) (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Among Us Book - Red Diary: Unofficial • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Would You Rather Game Book for Kids: 500 Hilarious Questions, Silly Scenarios and Challenging Choices the Whole Family Will Love • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Mi amigo está triste (Spanish Edition) (Elephant and Piggie Book, An) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
¡Esperar no es fácil! (An Elephant and Piggie Book, Spanish Edition) (Elephant and Piggie Book, An) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up • Amazon Business $8.13 1 $8.13
The Chocolate Touch • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
¡No dejes que la Paloma conduzca el autobus! (Pigeon) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Esos zapatos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Feelings Book / El libro de los sentimientos (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Alien's Revenge: Diary of a Spaceship Crewmate • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Secrets: The Time Machine Girls • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Adventure in Space: Diary of a Spaceship Crewmate Book One (Space Diaries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
The Bad Guys in They're Bee-Hind You! (The Bad Guys #14) (14) • Amazon Business $6.40 1 $6.40
Un Pez Dos Peces Pez Rojo Pez Azul (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Spanish Edition) (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Dr. Seuss Libro de animales (Dr. Seuss's Book of Animals Spanish Edition) (Bright & Early Books(R)) • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
Jorge el curioso visita el acuario /Curious George at the Aquarium (bilingual edition) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Jorge el curioso va a La biblioteca/Curious George Visits the Library: (bilingual edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.67 1 $4.67
Perro grande... Perro pequeño / Big Dog... Little Dog (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Jorge el curioso va a una fiesta de disfraces/Curious George Goes Costume Party: Bilingual Edition • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$256.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.47

Total project goal

$369.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$369.81

3 Donors

-$171.89

Donations toward project cost

-$166.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.34

match offer

-$173.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$147.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.05

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$0.00

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