Author/Illustrator: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell/Henry Cole
About the Author:
Peter Parnell was born in 1953. He is an American Playwright who is also known for co-writing books such as And Tango Makes Three. Justin Richardson is an American author best known for co-writing And Tango Makes Three.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade Level: K-2
Grade Level: K-2
Synopsis:
This book is a true story about two male penguins that lived in the Central Park Zoo. These two penguins did not fall in love with female penguins but fell in love with each other. Unfortunately they were unable to lay their own eggs because they were both male so they tried to hatch a rock, but that didn't work. So the zoo keeper took an egg from another couple that could not care for multiple eggs and gave it to the two male penguins. They did everything right in order to hatch their egg. The egg finally did hatch and out came Tango.
Pre Reading Activity:
Discuss with the children what they think the book will be about based on the front cover.
Post Reading Activity:
Have the students draw a picture of their family to show how everyone's family is different.
Reflection:
This book is banned in some schools because Tango has two daddies and not every school wants to expose young children to that concept. I think this book should be in the library of every school because it is reality. Not all children have a mom and a dad and children should know that all families are different whether they are raised by grandma and grandpa or two moms. Everyone's family is unique but they are still a family.
I thought this was such a cute book! It teaches that families are different which they are. I think its great how you have students draw pictures of their families to share. It will make them appreciate the differences.
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