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And Tango Makes Three

by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole
And Tango Makes Three

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ISBN13: 9780689878459
ISBN10: 0689878451
Condition: Standard
DustJacket: Standard

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And Tango Makes Three is the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family.

At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.

Selected as an ALA Notable Childrens Book Nominee and a Lambda Literary Award Finalist, “this joyful story about the meaning of family is a must for any library” (School Library Journal, starred review).

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"An author's note provides more information about Roy, Silo, Tango, and other chinstrap penguins. This joyful story about the meaning of family is a must." School Library Journal

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"Cole's pictures complement the perfectly cadenced text...Those who share this with children will find themselves returning to it again and again...for the two irresistible birds at its center and for the celebration of patient, loving fathers who 'knew just what to do.'" Booklist, starred review

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"[A] heartwarming tale. Older readers will most appreciate the...larger theme of tolerance at work in this touching tale." Publishers Weekly, starred review

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"This joyful story about the meaning of family is a must for any library." School Library Journal, starred review

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"In this true, straightforwardly (so to speak) delivered tale, two male chinstrap penguins at New York City's Central Park Zoo bond, build a nest and--thanks to a helping hand from an observant zookeeper--hatch and raise a penguin chick...Readers may find its theme of acecptance even more convincing for being delivered in such a matter of fact, non-preachy way." Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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"Tango Makes Three rises above the message it carries and becomes the rarest of birds, a 'message book' that's also a really good story." NYTBR

About the Author

Justin Richardson, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell and co-author of Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask). His advice to parents has been featured in the New York Times and on Today, 20/20, and NPR's Morning Edition.

Peter Parnell is a playwright whose most recent play, QED, was produced on Broadway. He was a co-producer of the television show The West Wing. He lives in New York City.

Henry Cole is an award-winning illustrator whose quirky, sensitive illustrations have graced more than two dozen picture books, including Jack's Garden, which he also wrote; And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell; The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein; and Moosetache and Bad Boys, both by Margie Palatini. Henry lives in Washington, D.C.


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Student Teacher , March 20, 2010 (view all comments by Student Teacher)
This book is ridiculous. In reality, the penguin, Silo, has a female mate named Scrappy. I read that gay activists wanted to isolate the male penguins and keep the zoo keepers from introducing them to females. But as soon as they did, guess what? Nature took over. And male went with female.

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brandy.charlan , October 01, 2009
This is a book portraying an actual event. Two male penquins are loving best friends and foster an orphan child. Period. All this arguing over human sexuality is perversion. Do you hear me, far right, PERVERSION. Give up your obsession with sex, and appreciate love in all it's forms. Remember, God is LOVE.

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Cathy from Olympia, Washington , July 27, 2009 (view all comments by Cathy from Olympia, Washington)
Feel like living dangerously? Read "And Tango Makes Three!" Disregard the charming illustrations and the fact this story is based on a true story, because this book is DANGEROUS-- the penguin parents are-- GASP! two male penguins!!!! Since 2006, And Tango Makes Three has been the most challenged book in the United States. Reasons given in formal written complaints to remove the book from library shelves are: the book is "anti-ethnic, anti-family, [portrays] homosexuality, [has an inappropriate] religious viewpoint, and [is] unsuited to age group" (from American Library Association website). So I say, live "dangerously," and enjoy the heartwarming story about Roy, Silo, and little Tango. P.S. According to a July 19 article, Silo dumped Roy a few years ago, but that's another story...

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hcheu , November 11, 2008
"A well-developed, fully responsive, free readership is the most powerful force for personal and social change." from Read for Your Life by Joseph Gold This book for children is the kind that challenges conservative grow-ups to grow up. The many awards it earned can show how the book is worthy of open discussion and possible personal and social change thereafter. One may think that it is not a school library's poisition to "push a political agenda" -- but what we have taken for granted, namely traditional family, is also an agenda. This is a book that children should read and think about in relation to other possibilities and agendas. It should be in our libraries.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689878459
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
06/01/2005
Publisher:
SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE
Height:
8.75
Width:
11.25
Thickness:
.50
Age Range:
4-8 and up
Grade Range:
from P up to 3
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2005
UPC Code:
2800689878451
Author:
Justin Richardson
Illustrator:
Henry Cole
Author:
Peter Parnell
Subject:
Zoo animals
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Children s Animals-Animal Stories-Zoos
Subject:
Homosexuality
Subject:
Penguins

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