IN THIS ECONOMY, certain elementary school teachers are taking steps to put books in the hands of their disenfranchised students. In our son's Houston TX school, where funds are tight, Lee, aka 'Mr. D' to his kids, has just successfully acquired funds through a matching fund program called DONORS CHOOSE(http://www.donorschoose.org/) to buy several books to help his English as second language 5th grade girls learn the basics of reading. This will better equip them to navigate through their math curriculum that Lee, as a Teach for America teacher, has chosen.
Lee has just managed to get a lot of books for his pupils, 'the College Rockets' as they are known.
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15 hours agoMr. D. the Teacher
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Here are the books Mr. D got for his students:
| Materials | Vendor | Price | # | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack of the Mutant Lunch Lady: A Buzz Beaker Brainstorm Sc | AKJ Books | $3.86 | 1 | $3.86 |
| Coraline Graphic Novel | AKJ Books | $7.79 | 1 | $7.79 |
| Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 9: Skin Deep Mike Deodato Jr. (Ar | AKJ Books | $7.79 | 1 | $7.79 |
| A Midsummer Night''s Dream (Illus. Classics) HARDCOVER | AKJ Books | $15.56 | 1 | $15.56 |
| Queen of the World! | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Musical, The | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Babymouse 11 | AKJ Books | $4.67 | 1 | $4.67 |
| Babymouse 13 | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Our Hero | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Beach Babe | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Babymouse: Rock Star | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Heartbreaker | AKJ Books | $4.67 | 1 | $4.67 |
| Camp Babymouse | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Skater Girl | AKJ Books | $5.45 | 1 | $5.45 |
| Puppy Love | AKJ Books | $4.67 | 1 | $4.67 |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Illus. Classics) | AKJ Books | $7.76 | 1 | $7.76 |
| Benjamin Franklin | AKJ Books | $6.20 | 1 | $6.20 |
| Count of Monte Cristo Paperback Book | AKJ Books | $6.98 | 1 | $6.98 |
| Gulliver''s Travels (Illus. Classics) | AKJ Books | $7.76 | 1 | $7.76 |
| Hamlet (Illus. Classics) | AKJ Books | $7.76 | 1 | $7.76 |
| Romeo and Juliet (Illustrated Adaption) | AKJ Books | $7.76 | 1 | $7.76 |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books Jeff Kinney | AKJ Books | $43.68 | 1 | $43.68 |
| Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish Neil Gaiman, Dave Mcke | AKJ Books | $14.03 | 1 | $14.03 |
| Nancy Drew Boxed Set: Graphic Novels Volumes 1-4 Stefan Petr | AKJ Books | $23.36 | 1 | $23.36 |
| LA686 - The Book Center | Lakeshore Learning | $79.00 | 1 | $79.00 |
Vendor Shipping Charges  | $0.00 | |||
| State Sales Tax | $0.00 | |||
| 3rd Party Payment Processing Fee | $4.45 | |||
| Fulfillment Labor & Materials | $35.00 | |||
| Project Cost Excluding Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org | $336.35 | |||
| Optional Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org | $59.36 | |||
| Project Cost Including Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org | $395.71 | |||
| Partner Funding Offer | -$197.86 | |||
| 9 Donors | -$197.85 | |||
| To Go | $0.00 | |||
