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And Tango Makes Three | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 11249
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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Product Description
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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 Not gay anymore! October 8, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The story doesn't stick true to what really happened. The gay couple split up as soon as he found a more attractive female mate. I guess that's the way nature was meant to be. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169653,00.html
 A most valuable addition to our library... October 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A beautifully written and illustrated story. This is a very sweet love story and I can't wait to share it with everyone. Even though this is very clearly a childrens story, it is a story that will warm the heart of the adult reader as well.
Good job, Peter! September 7, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thank you, Peter Parnell, for giving us this true story in kid-book form. I loved it--and bought it for my son, who is now 31, just to show him that the world, indeed, is finally changing. Hooray for that! Hooray for acceptance and tolerance! And hooray for diversity!
A Charming Icebreaker August 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a charming icebreaker this book is! I became curious about it once I heard about all the controversy it's been causing. Frankly I don't see what all the uproar is about. It's a sweet and innocent true story of two penguins at the Central Park Zoo in New York. I call it an icebreaker (pun intended) because it calmly breaks down the barrier of awkwardness and opens up the floor to discuss with children the real life existence of same sex parent families and how they're really not much different than all the other parents out there. This book will help youngsters (and parents) in "normal" families to understand why a classmate might just so happen to have two dads or two moms. It merely presents itself as things really are and thus invokes conversation and dialog which leads to understanding of how true love can indeed make a family. What's the harm in that? :-)
 If you've been living under a rock, you may not have heard about this book August 3, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
So, let's clear it up at the start for all of you who may be shocked, shocked I say, at the content.
This is a story about a same-sex penguin couple and their adopted chick. It's a true story. This behavior is actually pretty common in the non-human world. If this disturbs you, hit the back button on your browser now.
*waits*
Okay, now, for the rest of you. There are two ways of dealing with a "controversial" topic. You can put it in the background, normalizing it, or you can make it the focus. This book chose the latter option.
I was a little worried that the text of the book might be too stuffy, because, after all, it's an "issues" book, right?
I was wrong.
It really is well-written, as just what it is - a sweet story about two penguins in love who really want a little chick of their own. It's not heavy handed, it's not overdone, it's perfect. (And, bonus, my nieces both loved pointing out the animal clock by the zoo. We stop by there every time we're in the area, because I used to stop by there with my dad. Nice connection for NYC families!)
I definitely recommend this book for anybody who is not against the message of "Love makes a happy family". (Or the other message of "Penguins are really cute.")
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