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And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three
Author: Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator)
This tender tale of two male penguins raising a baby penguin together is based on actual occurrences at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. Of all the penguins around, Roy and Silo choose each other and spend all their time together: swimming, walking, and singing. They even make a nest with stones for eggs, and carefully tend to it, though n...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780689878459
ISBN-10: 0689878451
Publication Date: 4/26/2005
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 12
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Helpful Score: 7
This is an amazing way to introduce alternative lifestyles to young children I picked this book up at Hastings right when it came out before the "ban" and will use it to open the channels of communication about Homosexuality for my children someday.
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Helpful Score: 4
An amazing true story about Altertive lifestyles.
Not banned everywhere, but the top challenged books of 2006. What a shame that people see this as a dangerous book. It is amazing teaching tool. Read the reivew below also as it has good info about this book.
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Boy penguins notice the girl penguins and girls notice the boys. They pair up and produce an egg. But Roy and Silo are both boys. They swim together and spend most of their time with each other. All of the other penguin couples have penguin chicks and they don't. They make a nest and find a rock that looks like an egg, but nothing happens. The keeper gives them an egg, because two eggs had been laid by a female penguin. The egg hatches and the two boy penguins teach Tango to swim.

Why I recommend it: The story is true and a good way to explain why a child can have two mothers or two fathers. The boy penguins are very affectionate with each other and with Tango.

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