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Richardson, Justin , Parnell, Peter

And Tango Makes Three

32 pp. | Simon | June, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-689-87845-1 $14.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Henry Cole. Two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo court, build a nest, and raise their (adopted) daughter Tango. Highly anthropomorphized to maximize the sentimental but noteworthy lesson on family diversity, the story gains depth from the biological reality of same-sex penguin partnering. Gentle illustrations of the smiling penguin family add appeal, if not scientific accuracy, to this book based on a true story.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford