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Mrs. Bucknam from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Want To Be Geologists!!!

My students need 1 copy of 36 book titles, from "Buster Climbs the Walls" to "Best Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals".

  • $560 goal

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I teach 1st grade at a low-income school in the Northwest. We are a Title 1 school, with more than 75% of students below the poverty line. My students have very little educational resources at home. That’s why academic exposure at school is very important for them to make sense of the world.

Our first graders are exploring science through learning about rocks and minerals at a young age. Without good subject-related books, it is very challenging for me to help my students articulate what they see in nature and see beyond their limited world. Just recently, as I tried to explain to my students about the different types of rocks, I felt saddened that I only have four topic-related books to share among 25 kids. If I had more books on the subject, the teaching will be more effective, their learning will be more productive.

I am asking for a selection of quality children's books on the science topic -- rocks and minerals. Ideally I could use one book per week for my students to independently read and respond to for a whole month. I also plan to read aloud one science book a day.

Start young, start early, give them a chance and let them shine. How exciting to help our 6-year-olds become the future geologists!

Mrs. Bucknam Harrison Park School Grades PreK-2

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More than half 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Igneous Rocks: From Fire to Stone Darlene R. Stille, Lynn S. Fichter, Terrence E. Young • Barnes and Noble $25.13 1 $25.13
Postcards From Buster: Buster Climbs the Walls: Reading Level 3 Marc Brown, Marc Tolon Brown (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Let's Go Rock Collecting Roma Gans, Gans, Holly Keller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Clay Mary Firestone • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Sand, Silt, and Mud and the Rock Cycle Joanne Mattern • Barnes and Noble $19.12 1 $19.12
Sand to Glass (Welcome Books: How Things Are Made Series) Inez Snyder • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Jump Into Science: Sand Ellen Prager, Nancy Woodman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Sand and Soil Beth Gurney • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Field Guide to the Identification of Pebbles Eileen Van Der Flier-Keller • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles Leo Lionni, Leo Lionni (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig, William Steig (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs Anthony D. Fredericks, Jennifer DiRubbio (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Rocks and Stones Rita Storey • Barnes and Noble $24.39 1 $24.39
Rocks and Soil: Gems, Metals, and Minerals Sally Hewitt • Barnes and Noble $24.39 1 $24.39
Rock Basics Carol K. Lindeen • Barnes and Noble $15.53 1 $15.53
The Pebble First Guide to Rocks and Minerals Zachary Pitts • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Let's Look at Rocks Jeri S. Cipriano • Barnes and Noble $6.07 1 $6.07
The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Planet Earth Martin Redfern, Clive Wilson (Editor), Rebecca Frye (Editor), Susan Scharpf (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $19.75 1 $19.75
Extreme Rocks & Minerals! Q&A Melissa Stewart, Created by Ellen Jacob, Created by Jeff Chandler • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Rocks and Minerals Ann O. Squire • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Look at Rocks: From Coal to Kimberlite Jo S. Kittinger, Jo. S. Kittinger • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Sedimentary Rock Rebecca Faulkner • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Rocks and Minerals of California Vinson Brown, Nicholas Allan, Phyllis Ed. Brown • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Elizabeti's Doll Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Christy Hale (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
When We Go Camping Margriet Ruurs, Andrew Kiss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Rocks in His Head Carol Otis Hurst, James Stevenson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Rocks and Fossils Martyn Bramwell, Martyn Bramwell (Editor), Ian Jackson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Quicksand Book Tomie de Paola, Tomie de Paola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Eyewitness Crystal and Gem R. F. Symes, R. R. Harding • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Rocks and Fossil Hunter (Nature Activity Series) Ben Morgan, DK Publishing, Contribution by Richard H. Efthim, Manufactured by DK Publishing • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Geology Rocks!: 50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth, Vol. 6 Cindy Blobaum, Michael Kline (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
Rocks,Fossils and Arrowheads Laura Evert, Linda Garrow (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Eyewitness Rocks and Minerals R.F. Symes, British Museum of Natural History Staff, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff, Staff of the Natural History Museum, London, Colin Keates (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Best Book of Fossils, Rocks & Minerals Chris Pellant • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Clay Marble Minfong Ho • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
If You Find a Rock Peggy Christian, Barbara Hirsch Lember (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.40 1 $5.40

Materials cost

$392.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.26

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$459.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.76

Total project goal

$559.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.76

4 Donors

-$540.00

Donations toward project cost

-$459.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.76

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