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Reviews"This wonderful story of devotion is heartwarming proof that Mother Nature knows best." --Harvey Fierstein, "Charming!And Tango Makes Threeproves that all kinds of love can create a family."--Wendy Wasserstein, "This wonderful story of devotion is heartwarming proof that Mother Nature knows best."--Harvey Fierstein, "A little miracle for children. Funny, tender, and true, the story of Tango will delight young readers and open their minds." --John Lithgow, While this could introduce a discussion about various kinds of families, it's also a cheerful and endearing animal story that should please any aficionado of the zoo's penguin enclosure., "Charming! And Tango Makes Three proves that all kinds of love can create a family." --Wendy Wasserstein, A charming and adorable story that proves love isn't confined by a set of rules of what's right or wrong. Love is Love., "A little miracle for children. Funny, tender, and true, the story of Tango will delight young readers and open their minds."--John Lithgow, 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., *"[A] hearwarming tale. Older readers will most appreciate the...larger theme of tolerance at work in this touching tale.", *"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.'", A charming and adorable story that proves love isn't confined by a set of rules of what's right or wrong. Love is Love.", *"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.", A little miracle for children. Funny, tender, and true, the story of Tango will delight young readers and open their minds.
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SynopsisAnd 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 Children's 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)., At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.