Richardson, J. and Parnell, P. (2005). And Tango Makes Three. Illus. Henry Cole. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Brief Annotation: Two male penguins who live in the New York Zoo have a close friendship. They look at families hatching baby penguins and wonder why they cannot do the same. The zookeepers give them an egg, which they care for and later hatches into a baby penguin! They name him Tango, and throughout the story the meaning of "Family" is shown.
Genre: Storybook
Grade Level: Pre K-3.
Readers who will like this: Readers who like animal stories. Readers who like realistic animal stories. Families with homosexual parents or teachers doing studies on families.
Response/Rating (1-4): ****. I loved this book and I loved reading about the actual penguins that the story was based on. I would read this book to any class. The theme is important and the illustrations are beautiful.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What does "Family" mean to you?
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