And Tango Make Three is a 2005 children's book written by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson and illustrated by Henry Cole who tells the story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo , who created a family together. With the help of the zoo keeper, Mr. Gramsay, who gave them an extra egg from another penguin couple at the zoo, they were able to welcome their own baby penguins to the world. Roy and Silo each took turns sitting on the eggs until finally hatched. The girl girl was named "Tango" by the zookeeper. The book is based on the true story of Roy and Silo, two chinstrap male penguins who fall in love at New York's Central Park Zoo.
And Tango Making Three has been at the center of many censorship and cultural war debates about same-sex marriage, adoption, and homosexuality in animals. ALA reports that And Tango Made Three is the most challenged book from 2006 to 2010, and the second most often challenged in 2009. However, while it is controversial, this book has been advocated by experts because his ability to introduce the idea of ​​homosexuality easily in the classroom and home settings. It has also won numerous awards, including ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee in 2006, ASPCA Henry Bergh Book Award in 2005, and was named one of the Best Books of Bank Street of the Year in 2006.
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Summary
Plot
The story opened at Central Park Zoo, a place that accommodates different types of families. Soon, this is the time of year when all chinstrap penguins are in pairs. All couples have one female penguin and one male penguin except Roy and Silo, two male penguins who have fallen in love. They do it all together. They sing, swim, and even build a nest so they can start a family. Both penguins take turns sitting on a rock, thinking that it is an egg. They waited patiently but nothing happened. Zoo attendant, Mr. Gramsay, pay attention to this and she brings an extra egg from another couple who will not be able to take care of her. Roy and Silo sit on their eggs and guard them until they hatch! The zookeepers named girls Tango. When people come to visit the zoo and see Tango and his two fathers, and they cheer. The story ends by reaffirming that Roy, Silo, and Tango are happy families and families can look different.
Themes
Family : The idea that every family looks different is a powerful message in this book. It opens by showing all the families in the zoo, all of which are different species. The authors point out that families, albeit different, are all the same in one respect: they are happy together. Roy and Silo work very hard to have a family because they know it will make them happy. No matter how the appearance or appearance of the family, it is a special thing. As long as the family is happy and healthy, it's natural, the book argues.
Love : Roy and Silo fall in love and happy together. They know that they will love their baby forever and they want to bring one into the world, that is why they sit on a rock, hoping that their love by producing a baby. The love they have for each other and for Tango stands out in this book.
Reception : The end of this book shows people visiting the zoo cheering for Roy, Silo and Tango. The zoo accept this family and celebrate their love, promoting the idea that the world should receive and celebrate families that look different.
Adoption : This book is subtly supportive of adoption because it shows that no matter how a family is created or whether a child is biologically related to his parents. Roy and Silo were given eggs from other penguin couples and liked it just the same. Eggs, if not given to them, will die because Penguin Chinstrap is only able to care for one egg at a time. Tango is saved by his new family. It also explores the idea of ​​surrogacy and how families come together in various ways.
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Authors
Justin Richardson is a writer and psychiatrist who focuses on children's sexual development and parenthood. His first work, a work that brought him into the spotlight, is an article entitled "Elite Schools Face the Gay Issue" which focuses on how to approach the development of sexual orientation in adolescents. After publishing the book, his fame grew and he appeared on shows like Good Morning America, CNN, and the Today Show. Later in 2005, he and his colleague Peter Parnell published their first children's book And Tango Makes Three discussing a similar topic.
Peter Parnell is a television writer, playwright, and author of children's books. His games have been presented at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles as well as Playwrights Horizon in New York City, both presented by the Seattle Repertory Company. His best work is on Broadway, "QED". His most prominent work on television was his contribution to the Little Bear, the Guardian and the West Wing series.
Now, the two writers live together in Manhattan with their daughter.
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True Story of Roy and Silo
At the Central Park Zoo, in 1998, the zookeeper noticed two chinstrap penguins who seemed to love each other very much. Penguins will call each other and complete the same wedding rituals with other penguins, such as wrapping their necks and voicing each other. The other couple at the zoo were heterosexual, but Roy and Silo were both men. The homosexual couple was later seen by the zoo keeper, Robert Gramsay, building a nest and placing stones in his nest. This is seen as an effort to incubate the egg.
After observing the efforts of Roy and Silo hatching rocks as eggs, the staff at Central Park Zoo provided extra eggs from other heterosexual couples to Roy and Silo so they could have their own baby. After thirty-four days Roy and Silo took care of the eggs, baby penguins finally broke out of their shells. Roy and Silo then begin to take care of the female baby penguin staffed by Central Park Zoo called Tango. After six years of their relationship, Silo leaves Roy for a female penguin named Scrappy. Roy continues to improve his own Tango as Silo continues to mate with his new female partner. Tango finally grows and begins to mate with his homosexual female partner, Tazuni.
Author's Intention
According to the authors, the motive behind this book is their desire to encourage inclusivity in book format and in the mindset of children. A quote from one of the authors, Justin Richardson, says that he and Peter Parnell, the supplementary author, "want to write a book where children who have parents of the same gender will see their families represented". Additional motivation for writing Tango is because they believe that the subject of homosexuality is something that many parents find difficult to approach with their children. They intend that their book be a tool that can alleviate this difficulty. However, they note that the relationship between Roy and Silo was never classified in the book as homosexual rather than closed and how they were like 'family'.
The Science of Homosexuality in Animals
According to scientific research, homosexual behavior in animals has been observed in about 1500 species. Scientists also claim that, usually, animals in the animal kingdom tend to exhibit bisexual activity. As sociologist Eric Anderson of the University of Bath in England says, "Animals do not have sexual identity, they only have sex".
The term "homosexual behavior" is defined not only through sexual acts among organisms. It can also be seen as the interaction of mating, parenting, courtship, etc. Sex can also be used as a social function to strengthen bonds and alliances between two animals.
From a physiological standpoint, the number of sex hormones and the size of animal gonads appears to have an indirect relationship to homosexual behavior in animals. Nathan Bailey, author and biologist stated that it is possible that animals that exhibit homosexual behavior do not have genes that allow them to distinguish between the differences between the sexes.
Analysis
Benefit in Class
Various scholars, parents, and teachers have written on behalf of the value of Dan Tango Making Three.
Deborah Stevenson of the Johns Hopkins University Bulletin from the Center for Children's Books says the book is valuable because it encourages discussion of possible family types. Selena E. Van Horn, a doctoral candidate in literacy education at the University of Missouri published an article entitled "How Do You Have Two Moms?" Challenging Heteronativity when Sharing the Literature of LGBTQ Kids "at the National Council of English Teachers where he suggested Dan Tango Make Three as a book to be used to challenge classroom heteronativity in the classroom and Tango Makes Three was published in England as a result of a research conducted in a country entitled No Outsiders This study was conducted in the UK from 2006-2008 by Dr. Elizabeth Atkinson and Dr. Renee DePalma.After the study was completed, Dr. Elizabeth Atkinson was presented with a clerical activist Award by the American Educational Research Association. Tango Makes Tiga "is also integrated into the Turkish curriculum as a means to incorporate books on diversity In line with the same line to encourage inclusiveness, an article by Anna Paula Peixoto da Silva acknowledges that the inclusion of various literatures and toys that reflect gender male and female as well as "various ages d an ethnic "in elementary school. ol curriculum, for students who have parents of the same gender will be effective. One of the age-appropriate books recommended for preschoolers is, indeed, and Tango Makes Three. The Scholastics publishing site recommends a book to be used in the curriculum for children ranging from preschool to second grade.
The main argument for the inclusion of Tango and such books, which seek to introduce children to the subject of homosexuality in an appropriately and accessible way, is to ensure that inclusive is inclusive for children in fellow families type.. The literary critic has explored Dan Tango's Creating Three values ​​primarily because of its use in the classroom. Jennifer Harvey, a Curriculum Librarian and Assistant Professor at the Calvin T. Ryan Library, University of Nebraska, Kearney, writes literary criticism in which he positions that diverse book styles and subsequent lessons add to their overall value. In his criticism, Harvey stated that "because families vary, literature exploring family types can increase the chances of the reader having a healthy response to non-normative family units, whether they are, or the family of an acquaintance." The inclusion of two male parents is a reflection of a distinctive education in American culture, and Harvey believes that overcoming this is beneficial for the setting of the classroom. Indeed, he argues in favor of the book because "it can increase the possibility of affection for the difference." Harvey notes that "The UCLA School of Law Institute has estimated that a quarter of all same-sex households include children under eighteen.These distributions indicate that children tend to be aware of families where parents are same-sex If they do not see families with same-sex parents, they may know children raised in families that do not consist of biological parenting of children. "He argues that families are becoming more diverse and that books like Tango help introduce the subject to children while also fostering a more accepting generation.
Janine Schall, teacher education instructor, and Gloria Kauffman, a fourth and fifth grade teacher, collaborated and experimented with thirty fourth and fifth grade students and explored how many children understand homosexuality. They found that the majority of the children who were asked understood the word "gay" as most humiliation. They concluded that the introduction of topics such as homosexuality is essential in developing an inclusive and recommended environment including books such as Tango in a younger student curriculum. Karla J MÃÆ'¶ller, professor at the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign wrapped this issue nicely when she said, "As librarians and educators, we have a responsibility to fulfill the promise of inclusion for all our children, they... To do so, teachers at all levels need literature and literacy professional support in finding, accessing, and using books featuring gay and lesbian individuals and families.
Response
Some parents object to their children reading this book because it contains the topic of homosexuality. Homosexuality in animals is seen as controversial by some social conservatives, who believe that describing animal homosexuality as conforming to the norm affects homosexual morality in humans. Others believe that it has no implications and it does not make sense to equate animal behavior with morality.
The American Library Association (ALA) tracks challenges and censorship of literature in public schools and libraries. It reported that And Tango Making Three was the most challenging book of 2006, 2007, and 2008. The book fell to second place in 2009 but returned to the top slot in 2010.
Cases that result in retention
Shiloh, Illinois Loudoun County, Virginia
In 2008, Loudoun County Public School Principal Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick removed the book from the general circulation in the public elementary school library on the basis of parental complaints. Parents complain that Tango "promotes the gay agenda" and is "an attack on a heterosexual-led family." After parents officially challenged the book, SD Sugarland principal placed the school's principal advisory committee, librarian, teacher and parents to review the book. The group is considered acceptable, and the principal agrees. Following this decision, anonymous parents appealed. The administrator's committee, librarian, and other parents reviewed the book, and the committee also recommends staying in the collection. Superintendent Hatrick decided to set aside the decisions of the committee and the principal and make the book available only to teachers and parents.
Not long after the announcement, Hatrick received a copy of a question from a member of the School Board about any legal implications involved in the decision on this book. This led to Hatrick reviewing the School Council's Policy 5-7, which included "The Procedures for the Review of Challenged Materials," and he found that the procedure was not adhered to. Furthermore, he returned the book into circulation, citing "a significant procedural error that he was sure canceled the process that followed in the matter." Ankeny, Iowa Ankeny,
In November 2008, parents at the local elementary school requested that the school ask for parental consent before checking the book. Later, they wrote a letter to the city newspaper Ankeny to "warn" the other parents about the book. However, in December 2008, Ankeny School Board voted 6-1 to keep the book in the library as well as add an additional process of book review to the school system. During the trial, the school counsel lawyers argued that the decision to remove the book from the shelves, if challenged, is unlikely to survive in court.
Lodi, California
In April 2007, Stephanie Bramasco, the parent of a 17-month-old child in Lodi, California, requested that the book be removed from Lodi's Public Library because she felt that the cover of the book, which showed two adult penguins cuddling with baby penguins, was " because it does not show adult penguins are same-sex couples. " The library board of directors voted (4-1) to keep books on their library shelves.
Cases that result in censorship
Savannah Savannah, Missouri
On February 13, 2006, parents objected to the placement of the book in the Rolling Hills Consolidated Library and requested a change of assignment in the library pile. According to Aaron Bailey's article on St. Joseph News-Press , parents objected to the placement of books in the fiction section, thus insisting that the book was placed in a non-fiction section. The book was moved because "fewer people searched for the nonfiction section of children" and "because it is based on the true story of two male penguins hatching eggs at the New York City Zoo." The permanent move of this book was made on March 4, 2006.
Massachusetts
On March 23, 2007, Johanna Habeisen, a library media librarian at Woodland Primary School received a threatening letter from her school principal, Kimberley Saso, because she has a book in her library: "May you take this matter seriously and refrain from spreading the information that supports the style alternative life... "In addition to the principal and Superintendent Thomas Withal, who had been interrogated from the beginning, there was no parental challenge.
Singapore
In July 2014, the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) announced it would destroy three children's books on the theme of the pro-LGBT family because they see the titles as "contrary to pro-family attitudes" after complaints by parents and internal reviews alone. " And Tango Making Three, is one of the troublesome books. And Tango Makes Three finally placed in the adult section instead of deleted, and NLB announces that the selection and review process of their book will be refined.
Awards and nominations
National Book Award
Awards from a children's group
- Sheffield Children's Book Award - collapse - 2008
Edition
- And Tango Made Three , Simon & amp; Publishing Schuster Children, April 26, 2005 ISBNÃ, 0-689-87845-1
- And Tango Make Three , Little Simon, June 2, 2015 ISBNÃ, 1-481-44695-9
- And Tango Make Three , Simon & amp; Schuster Children's Publishing, Kindle Edition, June 2, 2015
- And Tango Make Three , Simon & amp; Schuster Children's Publishing, Audiobook, June 2, 2015
See also
- List of animals that show homosexual behavior
References
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