And Tango Makes Three | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 1196
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0689878451
EAN: 9780689878459
ASIN: 0689878451
Publication Date: April 26, 2005
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In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others.
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 You CAN'T be serious!!!!! May 8, 2008
1 out of 50 found this review helpful
Allowing your child to read this? Its a sad age when we let our children read books about how homosexuality is normal. God didn't create us that way and our children shouldn't think thats how we should grow up to be. This book takes away the factor that homosexuality if a lifestyle choice and Gos doesn't condone it!
 delectable story May 3, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wonderful true story with great appeal for the early childhood classes in which we have read it at school. One of the best picture books available depicting gay parents--penguins, in this case. Well written text and well done illustrations.
Charming story - a favorite of my boys April 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cute story about a penguin family. It talks about families - as parents who love and care for each other and children. Plus very cute penguins!
sensitive true story about a different family April 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
An amazing true story from the Central Park Zoo, this lovely picture book bears the distinction of being among the most banned titles in libraries nationwide. At the zoo, two male penguins pair off and try to start a family, even making a nest and putting a rock in it to sit on. When the zookeeper notices this unusual behavior, he finds an egg that needs to be cared for and brings it to their nest. Roy and Silo take good care of the egg, which hatches into a baby penguin the keeper calls Tango. As noted in the text, "Tango was the very first penguin in the zoo to have two daddies." This sensitively done story, authored by a psychiatry professor and specialist in sex education of children, can be read at many levels, depending on the child's and parent's interest. On the one hand, it is a charming story about penguins, with adorable illustrations by well-known illustrator Henry Cole, and can be read as such. On the other hand, for families with one or more gay parents, this story shows Tango's family as just another happy family in the big city around them, with no judgment, and the book would be a comforting story of different types of families in the animal kingdom.
Families come in all shapes and sizes... March 4, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
In response to comments about homosexuality being "unnatural," the authors present the true story of a couple of male penguins who are given an egg, hatch it and raise it, making one big happy family. An excellent book to read to children just noticing that someone might have two moms or two dads and great for parents wanting to present positive images of both straight and gay families. This book absolutly does not mention sex in any way-these are two guy penguins who like each other alot and really want to raise a baby penguin like they see other penguin couples doing.
Adorable artwork, simple enough writing-good for read aloud or early readers, up through about 2nd grade (if kids know lots of gay people) or older (if the kids aren't ever introduced to gay people or couples).
This book is worth defending in libraries.
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