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Mrs. Derouche from Lewiston, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tomie dePaola Engaging All Types of Readers

Help me give my students books by Tomie dePaola. He has such a wide variety of stories and his characters develop over a series of books. Readers of all abilities are able to connect to his writing.

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My Project

My students are currently learning how to analyze story structure and character development. The Tomie dePaola books are great for this task because of the amount of stories he has created for each character he has developed. Strega Nona, Bill and Pete, Jamie O'Rourke, the Barker Twins, and Tomie himself are lovable characters that my students will enjoy reading about.

One of my favorite things about Tomie dePaola books is that his writing style and illustrations are accessible to all types of readers.

They are readable for most of my second graders and when they are not, the pictures tell the stories just as well. I look forward to reading these books with my students and talking about the characters and the adventures they go on.

Mrs. Derouche Montello Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than three‑quarters 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

18 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bill and Pete (Bill and Pete, 1) • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Strega Nona Does It Again • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bill and Pete to the Rescue • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Tony's Bread (Paperstar Book) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Strega Nona's Magic Ring (A Strega Nona Book) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Meet the Barkers: Morgan and Moffat Go to School • Amazon Business $8.68 1 $8.68
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons (A Strega Nona Book) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Strega Nona's Harvest • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Stagestruck • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Big Anthony: His Story • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Strega Nona: Her Story • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile (Bill and Pete, 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
26 Fairmount Avenue (Newbery Honor Book, 2000) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Things Will Never Be the Same (26 Fairmount Avenue) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
On My Way (26 Fairmount Avenue) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Here We All Are (26 Fairmount Avenue) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs (Picture Puffin Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Baby Sister (Goodnight) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Art Lesson • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
T-Rex Is Missing!: A Barkers Book (The Barker Twins) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Boss for a Day (The Barker Twins) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$179.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.05

Total project goal

$260.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $260.33

7 Donors

-$251.51

Donations toward project cost

-$221.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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