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Ms. Calzada from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Are Needing Books for Reading, Pretty, Pretty, Please!

Help me give my students captivating picture books that inspire creativity, wonder, and a love for reading.

  • $468 goal

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Ms. Calzada has another project! Donate to Prioritize Our Ability to Organize! to help her classroom.

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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 Project

Nothing is more powerful or sought after in a classroom than really good books. Books are powerful tools for learning, but, they are also amazing tools used for starting conversations and debates, establishing friendships and connections, discussing feelings and vulnerabilities, and reflecting. Varieties of books are consumed by students on a daily basis as they explore their interests as growing readers. I strive to provide my students with an extensive collection of books and therefore, I am constantly updating our classroom library. In this project, I have selected some of the newest and most popular titles that have been released within recent years.

This project contains a variety of high quality picture books that will captivate students, peak a variety of interests, and aid in providing effective instruction across subject areas.

With titles from award winning authors ranging in topics, there is something for every student in this book collection. With your help I will be able to update my classroom library and put these new books directly in the hands of my very eager readers.

Ms. Calzada Cardenas Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL 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

300 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bear and Duck • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons, 1) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Big • Amazon Business $16.42 1 $16.42
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $13.72 1 $13.72
Butt or Face?: A Hilarious Animal Guessing Game Book for Kids • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
A Very Big Fall • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Leaf Thief: (The Perfect Fall Book for Children and Toddlers) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
If You Laugh, I'm Starting This Book Over • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Creepy Crayon! (Creepy Tales!) • Amazon Business $12.72 1 $12.72
This Book Is Perfect!: A Funny Interactive Read Aloud Picture Book For Kids Ages 3-7 • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
I'm Not Scared, You're Scared • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
Soaked! • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Sweep • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Spanish is My Superpower: A Social Emotional, Rhyming Kid's Book About Being Bilingual and Speaking Spanish • Amazon Business $11.03 1 $11.03
This is a Terrible Book - Will You Help Me Fix It?: Funny Interactive Read Aloud Book for Kids (Terribly Great Books) • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The Moose Who Loved Noodles (Magnificent Moose Adventures) • Amazon Business $10.85 1 $10.85
The Serious Goose • Amazon Business $10.68 1 $10.68
Pig the Rebel (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $10.51 1 $10.51
Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lou: A Children's Picture Book About a Fire Hydrant and Unlikely Neighborhood Hero • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug • Amazon Business $9.26 1 $9.26
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves: A Fall Book for Kids • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
How to Catch a Daddysaurus • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
The Halloween Tree: Build New Traditions with This Funny and Imaginative Holiday Book for Children (Halloween Gifts for Kids) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
How to Catch the Easter Bunny • Amazon Business $6.20 1 $6.20
How to Catch a Turkey • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
The Wonky Donkey • Amazon Business $5.28 1 $5.28

Materials cost

$361.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$397.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.10

Total project goal

$467.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $467.32

3 Donors

-$233.66

Donations toward project cost

-$198.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.05

match offer

-$233.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.05

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