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Book Title:

Author(s):

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist:

Publisher:

Copyright Date:

Genre:

Brief Annotation:

Your Rating (1-5) and why:

Readers who will like this book:

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp (you'll link a strategy to at least 10 of your 40 books) :

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age):

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade):
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3. List awards

4. Does this book have a book trailer? If so, cut and paste the web address here.

Monday, March 26, 2012

And Tango Makes Three

Book Title: And Tango Makes Three

Author(s): Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Henry Cole

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

Copyright Date: 2005

Genre: Nonfiction

Brief Annotation: This nonfiction book tells a story about two male penguins, Roy and Silo, in the Central Park Zoo. Each year the penguins pair off with their mate and produce offspring. Despite all of their efforts, Roy and Silo cannot conceive naturally. Mr. Gramzay, the penguin keeper, helps this couple hatch and raise an adopted penguin named Tango.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – This story allows children to see other types of families. This is a true story about two penguins that had a dream of having a family and, with help, made it come true. This picturebook is a great starting point for beginning the discussion about what makes a family and the difficult topic of that.

Readers who will like this book: Children who like animals will enjoy this book and also young readers who like to read about characters that overcome obstacles.

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp: A good strategy that can be used to go along with this book is Quilts from Tompkins (pg. 94-96). Teachers can make sections of a quilt and give each student a section. Each student can draw a different aspect of a family and when the quilt is put together students can realize that families are made up of all different kinds of people. All families are different and this strategy allows for teachers to begin discussing how there are all types of families.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: What is a family?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): Kindergarten

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 3.9

3. List awards: American Library Association Notable Children’s Book 2006

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