Friday, November 17, 2006

Awwwww .... a penguin with two daddies. What could be bad about that?

So, there's a book about a couple of penguins -- male penguins -- who essentially "adopt" a baby (penguin). Sounds sweet! I want to get one.

And, of course, it's controversial. From MSNBC:

SHILOH, Ill. - A picture book about two male penguins raising a baby penguin is getting a chilly reception among some parents who worry about the book’s availability to children — and the reluctance of school administrators to restrict access to it.
The concerns are the latest involving “And Tango Makes Three,” the illustrated children’s book based on a true story of two male penguins in New York City’s Central Park Zoo that adopted a fertilized egg and raised the chick as their own.
Complaining about the book’s homosexual undertones, some parents of Shiloh Elementary School students believe the book — available to be checked out of the school’s library in this 11,000-resident town 20 miles east of St. Louis — tackles topics their children aren’t ready to handle.


Here are more details: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15764474/

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