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

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You Read, I Read, We All Read Books, Books, Books!

Help me give my students lots of books to help grow their love of books and reading!

  • $676 goal

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My Project

The love of books and reading starts with one book. Children who learn to read in their early years are more likely to become strong readers.

Every book we add to the library is an opportunity for a student to fall in love with reading.

Penguins and Polar Bears are books that will help grow a student's love of animals and teach them what non-fiction is. How to Catch A Reindeer grows their imagination while teaching them how to follow directions. If You Give a Party brings an old favorite to life.

The best gift to give a child is the gift of reading!

Mrs. Vanek Brenham Early Childhood LC Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Brenham, 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

195 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pencils on Strike: A Funny, Rhyming, Read Aloud Kid's Book For Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, or Early Readers • Amazon Business $14.69 2 $29.38
Scissors on Strike • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Crayons on Strike: A Funny, Rhyming, Read Aloud Kid's Book For Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, or Early Readers • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Are You Big? • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Go and Get with Rex • Amazon Business $16.03 1 $16.03
National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
If You Give a Pig a Party • Amazon Business $14.65 1 $14.65
Just SNOW Already! • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Are You Small? • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
There's a Giraffe in My Soup • Amazon Business $13.63 1 $13.63
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Night Tent • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
I Want to Be a Teacher (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
National Geographic Readers: Penguins! • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series) • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
The Brand-New, Never-Used, Perfect Crayons • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Christmasaurus • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Turkey's Valentine Surprise (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, 1) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow (Mother Bruce Series) • Amazon Business $11.81 1 $11.81
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Ploof • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
If I Built a House (If I Built Series) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
I Want to Be a Firefighter (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $10.44 1 $10.44
Floof • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
You Are My Happy • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Turkey Goes to School (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Butt or Face?: A Hilarious Animal Guessing Game Book for Kids • Amazon Business $9.72 1 $9.72
There's a Bear in Your Book (Who's In Your Book?) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
We Will Rock Our Classmates: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Turkey Trick or Treat (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Turkey Trouble • Amazon Business $8.21 1 $8.21
Spring Stinks-A Little Bruce Book (Mother Bruce Series) • Amazon Business $8.20 1 $8.20
Spring Stinks-A Little Bruce Book (Mother Bruce Series) • Amazon Business $8.20 1 $8.20
How to Catch a Reindeer • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74
How to Catch a Mamasaurus: A Mother's Day Adventure for Kids • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
How to Catch a Witch • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
How to Catch a Turkey • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How to Catch a Turkey • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How to Catch a Daddysaurus • Amazon Business $6.05 1 $6.05

Materials cost

$536.17

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$574.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.33

Total project goal

$675.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$675.54

1 Donor

-$457.00

Donations toward project cost

-$388.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.55

Matching donations from our partners

-$218.54

Match offers toward project cost

-$185.76

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.78

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$0.00

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