And Tango Makes Three

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell is not only an excellent source to use in the elementary school classroom to discuss students with same sex parents, but it is also a true story from the Central Park Zoo. Two penguins name Roy and Silo were a couple, and did not try to find a female mate. They were attached to each other, and spent all of their time together. They were even given a special gift of a penguin egg from the zoo keeper for them to hatch and take care of. I know this book is considered controversial and may be band in some areas, but I believe it is a book that definitely should be exposed to students starting at a young age. Students will be able to see that having same sex parents is part of nature. This book will help children understand that not only humans, but animals as well can have same sex parents. There is a little girl at the daycare/preschool I work at that has two moms. All of the other students have seen both of her moms, but as they get older they might start to wonder why the little girl does not classify into the group of kids with a mom and a dad. I am hoping to read this book and books similar to this book to the students so they can begin to comprehend that having same sex parents is very common, and they will see it in many aspects of life. Also, I think this book will help the other students respect the little girl's lifestyle. And Tango Makes Three is a great book to use to expose students so something new, and it also is a great book teachers could build a field trip off of since Tango and his family are still living at the Central Park Zoo.