My students need 66 different titles of Poetry from Sports Poems and Shakespeare, to "Pizza the Size of the Sun" and "If Kids Ruled the School."
$1,176 goal
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I teach sixth grade literacy and social studies in a low income, high needs community in New York City. My school can provide only very limited resources for our classroom teachers.
I have a small library with just a very few books of Poetry. In our Litercy classes, I spend a good amount of time teaching my kids how to write poetry. They then write their own poetry books. Unfortunately, my small library and the school's small library both have very few materials to help my students learn poetry, expand their language skills, and write.
I need different types of poetry books for my children to read so they can learn new appreciation for styles of poetry, and formulate their own ideas for expressing themselves. I will use these books to show the kids what poetry looks like, that poems can be fun and what they sound like. I have 25 kids that are excited about writing poetry and eager to get their hands on books about poetry. These books would serve as a great resource for all of my children. I am asking for books by Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Bruce Lansky and other authors that I know my students would enjoy.
I believe that poetry is a great way to get even the most stubborn of kids to write. It is my experience that all kids love writing poetry because it gives them a chance to be creative and express themselves in many different ways. I appreciate you helping me give this experience to my children. Thank you.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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Don't Step on the Sky: A Handful of Haiku Miriam Chaikin, Hiroe Nakata (Illustrator)
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$15.25
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Last Laughs: Funny Tombstone Quotes and Famous Last Words Kathleen E. Miller, Julie Collins Rousseau (Illustrator)
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$6.25
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$6.25
Epitaphs to Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones Janet Greene, George Daly (Illustrator), Foreword by Castle Freeman
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$11.65
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$11.65
R.I.P.: Here Lie the Last Words, Morbid Musings, Epitaphs & Fond Farewells of the Famous Susan K. Hom (Editor)
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$7.15
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$7.15
If Kids Ruled The School: More Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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$8.05
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$8.05
My Teacher's in Detention: More Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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$8.05
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My Dog Ate My Homework Bruce Lansky, David Tobey (Editor), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator), Produced by Amy Unger
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$13.50
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$13.50
Rolling in the Aisles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems Bruce Lansky (Editor), Various, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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$15.30
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$15.30
Mary Had A Little Jam and Other Silly Rhymes Created by Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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$8.95
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Revenge of the Lunch Ladies Ken Nesbitt, Bruce Lansky (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator)
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$8.05
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Peter, Peter, Pizza-Eater: And Other Silly Rhymes Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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Lighten Up: 100 Funny Little Poems, Vol. 2 Bruce Lansky (Editor)
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$5.35
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$10.70
Miles of Smiles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems Bruce Lansky (Editor), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator), Steven Carpenter (Illustrator)
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$8.95
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$8.95
Bad Case of the Giggles Bruce Lansky (Editor), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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$8.95
Dinner with Dracula: A Spine-Tingling Collection of Frighteningly Funny Poems Bruce Lansky (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator), Carl Gordon (Illustrator)
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$8.95
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I've Been Burping in the Classroom Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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If Pigs Could Fly... and Other Deep Thoughts Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)
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A Revolutionary Field Trip: Poems of Colonial America R. W. Alley (Illustrator)
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$15.25
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Scary Poems to Make You Shiver Susie Gibbs, Martin Chatterton (Illustrator)
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$9.00
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$9.00
Beware, Take Care Lilian Moore, Howard Fine (Illustrator)
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$15.25
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$15.25
Cobwebs, Chatters, and Chills (A Poet's Toolbox): A Collection of Scary Poems Patricia M. Stockland (Compiler), Sara Rojo Perez (Illustrator)
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$21.53
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Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich Adam Rex
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$14.40
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Scary Poems to Make You Shiver Susie Gibbs, Martin Chatterton (Illustrator)
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$9.00
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$9.00
Monster Poems John L. Foster, John Foster, Korky Paul
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$9.85
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$9.85
Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)
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$15.20
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$15.20
Becoming Joe DiMaggio Maria Testa, Scott Hunt (Illustrator)
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$13.49
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$13.49
Hey Batter Batter Bill Shane
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$7.15
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$7.15
Diamond Life: Baseball Sights, Sounds, and Swings Charles R. Smith, Charles R. Smith (Photographer)
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$14.35
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$14.35
Extra Innings: Baseball Poems Scott Medlock (Illustrator), Lee Bennett Hopkins (Editor)
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$15.30
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$15.30
Opening Days: Sports Poems Scott Medlock (Illustrator), Lee Bennett Hopkins (Editor)
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$16.20
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$16.20
Im Going to Read Pizza and Other Stinky Poems Amanda Haley, Margot Linn, Harriet Ziefert, Amanda Haley (Illustrator)
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$10.75
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$10.75
I Scream, You Scream: A Feast of Food Rhymes Lillian Morrison, Nancy Dunaway (Illustrator)
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$11.65
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$11.65
Dirt on My Shirt Jeff Foxworthy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator)
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$13.59
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$13.59
Our Seasons Grace Lin, Ranida T. McKneally, Grace Lin (Illustrator)
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$6.25
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$6.25
Grimericks Susan Pearson, Gris Grimly (Illustrator)
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$14.35
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$14.35
Boo! Patricia Hubbell, Jeff Spackman (Illustrator)
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$5.35
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$5.35
I Must Go Down to the Beach Again: And Other Poems Judy Love (Illustrator)
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$5.35
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$5.35
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes David Roessel (Editor), Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David E. Roessel (Editor), Benny Andrews (Illustrator)
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$11.96
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Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: The Seasons John N. Serio (Editor), Robert Crockett (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Robert Frost, Henri Sorensen (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson, Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor), Chi Chung (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (Editor), Edgar Allan Poe, Brod Bagert (Editor), Carolyn Cobleigh (Illustrator), Carolynn Cobleigh (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, Jonathan Levin (Editor), Jim Burke (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: William Wordsworth William Wordsworth, Alan Liu (Editor), James Muir (Illustrator)
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$13.45
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Poetry for Young People: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge, James Engell (Editor), Harvey Chan (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: Edward Lear Edward Mendelson (Editor), Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator)
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Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, David Scott Kastan (Editor), Marina Kastan (Editor), Glenn Harrington (Illustrator)
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$13.45
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Materials cost
$842.22
Vendor shipping charges
$84.22
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$21.06
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$964.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$211.61
Total project goal
$1,175.61
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,175.61
30 Donors
-$1,134.12
Donations toward project cost
-$964.00
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