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

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Students Shine when Reading Books by African American illustrators

Help me give my students excellent multicultural books all illustrated by famous African American Artists.

  • $371 goal

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Mrs. Ryan has another project! Donate to Flex & Flow: Tools for a Dynamic Learning Space to help her classroom.

$343 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My third grade students are eager to learn. They are curious, creative, and have great imaginations even though we are a Title I school in a high poverty neighborhood.

Most of my students live in public housing which is why I need your help to help my students thrive over this virtual time due to Covid-19.

Their neighborhoods are rough and school is a place for them to be safe. My class is mostly African American children who face a lot of challenges.

My job, as a teacher, is to help my students overcome these challenges and become the amazing adults I know they can become.

My Project

To sum it up, this semester in my reading master's class we have been learning about how the illustrator plays an equal if not greater role than the author. My students are very artistic and love to draw. So I thought why not put together a collection of books illustrated by the top 5 African American illustrators; Kadir Nelson, Vashti Harrison, Javaka Steptoe, Floyd Cooper, and Daniel Minter.

These books are motivational and entertaining to read but also will show my students they could grow up to be a famous illustrator too.

Art is so important, and art and reading need to go hand in hand. I want my kids to realize how many choices there are out there for them in life. They love to draw and many are very talented and hopefully this collection of books will motivate them to want to be both an author and an illustrator.

As always I could never do this on my own, and I will be forever grateful for all the support you have given us this year. Thank you.

Mrs. Ryan Woodville Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, VA View local requests

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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nelson Mandela • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Baby Bear • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball • Amazon Business $17.47 1 $17.47
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon Business $17.20 1 $17.20
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Ring Bearer • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Cece Loves Science (Cece Loves Science, 1) • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Max and the Tag-Along Moon • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
If You Plant a Seed • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Studio: A Place for Art to Start • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Juneteenth for Mazie (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $14.74 1 $14.74
Ellen's Broom (Coretta Scott King Honor - Illustrator Honor Title) • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Going Down Home with Daddy • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Ambitious Girl • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Blue Sky White Stars • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19

Materials cost

$281.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.63

Total project goal

$370.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $370.85

4 Donors

-$339.67

Donations toward project cost

-$288.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.80

match offer

-$31.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$26.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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