Banned Books Research Project John Doe English Reed, CBSD
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell Published 2005 Based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who built a nest and hatched a chick together ASPCA Herny Bergh Book Award Winner ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee
portrays homosexuality as “normal” Since 2006, And Tango Makes Three has been the most challenged book in the United States. Reasons given in formal written complaints to remove the book from library shelves are that the book is: anti-ethnic anti-family portrays homosexuality as “normal” has an inappropriate religious viewpoint is unsuitable for its age group ("Banned & Challenged Books")
What has happened to the Challenge? Re-shelving Restricted Areas of School Libraries – Sugarland Elementary School Island Trees School District Board of Education v. Pico – 1st Amendment Violation Dr. Marta L. Magnuson (New York Public Library)
Works Cited "Banned & Challenged Books." American Library Association. American Library Association, 2010. Web. 5 Apr 2010. http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/index.cfm. "Schools chief bans book on penguins." The Boston Globe. Globe Newspaper Company, 20 Dec 2006. Web. 6 Apr 2010. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/12/20/ schools_chief_bans_book_on_penguins/.