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And Tango Makes Three

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children's book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.

Genre
LGBTliterary fictiongayLGBTQ+ romanceromance
Themes
animalsLGBTdiversityfamilyadoption
Setting
2000s
Audience
childrenspicture booksyoung adult
Length
short · 32 pages

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