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Ms. Wolkowicz from Detroit, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read a Book, Change your Life!

My students need 25 copies each of "James and the Giant Peach" and "Bud, Not Buddy".

  • $439 goal

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What books transported you and inspired creativity as a child? What would your life have been like without those important books? I teach fourth grade at an elementary school in a high poverty community where food takes precedence over new books.

My students are creative and hard working, but our school's limited resources are needed to pay for basic needs that other communities do not need to provide. They are interested in learning through authentic reading experiences, not just in out-dated textbooks.

That is why I am asking for your support by providing some class sets of classic novels for my avid readers. Though some schools can ask students to buy books for their class, these economic times make this impossible for our school community. We will use these novels to learn about literary genres and help students develop critical thinking skills. If the students learn to love reading more, then the best possible goal has been reached.

By helping us buy these books, you are helping even the playing field for my students. When you give a child a book, you give them the ability to see worlds they may never travel to and dream dreams that they may never have thought possible. Thank you for your consideration and help!

Ms. Wolkowicz Voyageur Academy Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

50 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 25 $157.25
Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $6.29 25 $157.25

Materials cost

$314.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.45

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$359.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.95

Total project goal

$438.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.62

4 Donors

-$438.61

Donations toward project cost

-$359.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.95

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