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Living history books by award-winning author Lois Lenski
Backers: 433
Average Pledge Per Backer: $86
Funded: $37,328 of $30,000
Dates: Dec 5th -> Jan 19th (45 days)
Project By: Purple House Press
Backers: 433
Average Pledge Per Backer: $86
Funded: $37,328 of $30,000
Dates: Dec 5th -> Jan 19th (45 days)
Project By: Purple House Press
$37,328
current pledge level
Last Updated: January 19 @ 08:04 -0500 GMT
124%
of goal
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Latest News
The end is the beginning! 
January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Our campaign is over! We're still amazed at what happened here : You all did it...thanks for believing in us and sharing our project with your friends and fellow book lovers. After the campaign ended Kickstarter sent this message: "Remember,... (Read More)
42 hours to go!
January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
The love and support that's been shown, over the past six weeks, for this project has been amazing! Last week I finished typesetting over 80 pages of Phebe Fairchild. It's mind boggling to me that children living prior to the early to mid-1800s... (Read More)
FULLY FUNDED!
January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I feel so happy and blessed, and proud to announce that you wonderful people have fully funded our Lois Lenski kickstarter project. This is a game changer for us, we've never had support like this in the twenty years we've publishing books. We... (Read More)
How to change pledges if you want two Ralph Moody books! Clarifications
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Newbie here to kickstarter! I didn't realize that one person can only make one pledge for a kickstarter campaign. So here's what I'm trying out, if you would like to pledge for both of Ralph Moody books: There is a new $40 pledge for Little... (Read More)
A new reward!
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We're at 78%, close to getting funded! So we're offering a new reward to entice you and... It's all Reshelving Alexandria's fault! ;-) Today they posted a cute take off of If You Give a Mouse Cookie, to share our campaign: If you give an Alexandrian... (Read More)
$20,000+ funded!
January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
What a milestone, what an accomplishment! Thank you to our 250+ backers who've found us through Reshelving Alexandria, Kickstarter and Facebook. You've raised $20,000 in a month. There are two weeks left to raise the remaining $10,000! A few weeks... (Read More)
51% funded! Some answers and how we fulfill orders
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! We're excited to have earned 51% funding with your help 26 days to go and we're over the hump. Let's get it done and funded! This is how we do it! We do our own fulfillment and have been since 2000, shipping nearly 1,000,000 books... (Read More)
Just over 30 days to go with added incentives!
December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello fans of Lois Lenski! We've made good progress on funding, we're a few dollars shy of 25%. That leaves us 30 days to raise the remaining 75%. One milestone I'm proud we've achieved is earning kickstarter's title of a "Project We Love." It has... (Read More)
New reward package added!
December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, We were asked if a package existed which contains all three formats for both Ocean-Born Mary and Phebe Fairchild. It didn't and I don't know how I overlooked making that one, but it is there now! At a reward level of $120 you'll get one... (Read More)
Five days in...20% funded!
December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
In addition to becoming 20% funded today, we were also chosen as a “Project We Love” by kickstarter. Woohoo—that should get these books extra attention! Please share our Lois Lenski book project with your friends to help get it funded by... (Read More)
Ohmygosh! I'm amazed at the wonderful kickoff!
December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone for your amazing pledges after only one hour! Here's some food for thought, from Lois Lenski herself: “It don't matter what happens, if you're only strong and have great courage.” ―Lois Lenski, from Indian Captive:... (Read More)
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