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Mrs. Najera from Brownsville, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Whimsy of Reading

My students need brand new books to read in the library.

  • $335 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Our students are eager to learn and take joy in working in a bright learning environment. Help us create a safe reading and testing environment for our students.

Our students are brilliant children that come from challenging backgrounds.

They live in the poorest area of their city, in one of the poorest cities in the United States. They are curious, yet bashful. They are inquisitive, yet lack the confidence to grab hold of the opportunities laid before them. They need nurturing and motivation, as well as a positive environment, where they will feel excited to learn, and have fun while doing so.

My Project

My students need brand new books like, What Color Is the Wind?, The Tiger Who Would Be King to read in the library,The House Takes a Vacation and a few other bookks. I love seeing my students' eyes widen with happiness when new books arrive. As a librarian, I see the need for more books for our students. They are always eager to checkout the latest titles. If students know that a book is new, they flock to it and desire to read it immediately.

I have seen new titles improve my students' love for reading.

When I first began working at our campus as the librarian, students checked out books for the sake of checking out, only to return them without having read any of them. They were disinterested and unimpressed and felt it was a chore to read. As I started asking them for input, a few wish lists and some grants later, I was able to get them new titles, and boy did it make a difference.

Mrs. Najera Southmost Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Brownsville, TX 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

350 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Virginia Wolf • Amazon Business $14.16 2 $28.32
Ballad • Amazon Business $19.61 1 $19.61
This Is Not A Book • Amazon Business $8.06 2 $16.12
Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
What Color Is the Wind? • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy • Amazon Business $14.05 1 $14.05
The Menino: A Story Based on Real Events • Amazon Business $13.96 1 $13.96
You Belong Here • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48
The Tiger Who Would Be King • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book • Amazon Business $12.05 1 $12.05
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Pool • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World (Julia Rothman) • Amazon Business $10.37 1 $10.37
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People • Amazon Business $10.06 1 $10.06
Daytime Visions: An Alphabet • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Thank You and Good Night • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
The Whisper • Amazon Business $9.66 1 $9.66
The House Takes a Vacation • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49

Materials cost

$250.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$284.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.21

Total project goal

$334.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $334.74

2 Donors

-$284.74

Donations toward project cost

-$242.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.71

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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