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Mrs. Paulino-Trisdorfer from Philadelphia PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading for Music's Sake!

Help me give my students new and exciting books for our story corner library !

  • $804 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

We are located in the beautiful Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, PA. Our school is culturally, economically, and racially diverse. At our school, we practice the 5 principles for conduct: be respectful, responsible, peaceful, and careful, a problem-solver and learner. Through these 5 rules, we learn to be better citizens within our community.

We are gender-neutral and culturally accepting of all races and backgrounds.

In my music classroom, as well, we encourage diversity and cultural sensitivity. Our music classroom is a safe space for all!

My Project

We are back in school AND back in the studio!!! Our brand new vocal/dance studio is doing great so far, but needs a little more pizazz! Our story corner library, that was started during the pandemic, is a HUGE success. We now have a physical library - imagine, you don't have to read a book on the screen!

Our music library truly blends literacy and the arts by providing beautiful, interesting books and illustrations about some of the worlds most famous musicians, actors and dancers.

With your help, our library will literally DOUBLE in size! Thank you in advance for donating to my students, we would love to have some awesome new books for our new classroom!

Mrs. Paulino-Trisdorfer
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
To Stretch Our Ears: A Documentary History of America's Music • Amazon Business $65.74 1 $65.74
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Music Stars: 3 books from the best-selling series! Ella Fitzgerald - Dolly Parton - Josephine Baker • Amazon Business $33.40 1 $33.40
Guitar Legends Alphabet • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Music: The Definitive Visual History (Dk Smithsonian) • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
Composers: Their Lives and Works • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed the World • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul • Amazon Business $15.65 1 $15.65
I Got the School Spirit • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
Hip-Hop Alphabet • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Ada's Violin • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Jose! Born to Dance • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Harlem's Little Blackbird • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Freedom in Congo Square • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
If I Ever Get Out of Here • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Because • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12
Stevie Wonder (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 56) • Amazon Business $10.60 1 $10.60
Elton John (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 50) • Amazon Business $10.28 1 $10.28
Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Biography of Tina Turner: The life of the Queen of Rock and Roll • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Experimenting With Sound Science Projects • AKJ Education $9.40 1 $9.40
We Are Music • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Story of Pop • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Bob Dylan (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 37) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
The Voice That Challenged a Nation • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
David Bowie: My First David Bowie (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 26) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Rudolf Nureyev (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 30) • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
A Kids' Guide to Hamilton the Musical • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Cuba 15 • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #8: Play It Again, Mozart! • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Grandma's Records • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
A Time to Dance • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Hami_lton Stickers| 50 Pack | Vinyl Waterproof Stickers for Laptop,Bumper,Water Bottles,Computer,Phone,Hard hat,Car Stickers and Decals,( Hami_lton stickers-50) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Cool Salsa (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $6.98 1 $6.98
FIDDLER IN THE SUBWAY • AKJ Education $6.72 1 $6.72
Uptown • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Música de todo el mundo (Music Around The World) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Uptown • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The First Rule of Punk • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Barn Dance! • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Zuze and the Star • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
The Story of Rap • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28
Max • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Bat Boy & His Violin • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Ben's Trumpet • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Bringing in the New Year • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Harmonica • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
A Horn for Louis • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
¡Baila, baila, baila! (Dance, Dance, Dance) • AKJ Education $5.11 1 $5.11
Musical Instruments • AKJ Education $5.11 1 $5.11
Babymouse #10: The Musical • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Babymouse #4 • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Who Was Elvis Presley? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Louis Armstrong? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Friends 4Ever? (High School Musical) • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Musicians of Bremen • AKJ Education $2.00 1 $2.00
The Night Before My Dance Recital • AKJ Education $1.80 1 $1.80
Up Close: Johnny Cash • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00

Materials cost

$637.39

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$682.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.52

Total project goal

$803.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $803.47

11 Donors

-$782.88

Donations toward project cost

-$682.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.59

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