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Bibliography Signature Assignment Adriana Villalvazo ECD 418 10/18/2013

**Children’s Fiction **

This book is about a little guinea pig girl named Chloe and her family. She has a favorite uncle named Bobby that she loves to hang out with and play with. Chloe becomes unsure of her relationship with her uncle when she finds out that he is getting married. Her uncle explains to Chloe that his boyfriend named Jamie and him are in love with each other and want their own family now. She worries that maybe she won’t be important to him anymore. She also worries about how her family is going to change with this new wedding. She soon discovers that having this beautiful wedding and gaining a new uncle will be really exciting and great. She expresses that as long as her uncle is happy with this guy that she is also happy. This book is a highlight of accepting gay marriages and how diverse families could be. Students are able to reflect with this book to their own families and making it comfortable for them to relate. The significance of the books relevance to this topic is that it gives attention to gay marriage within a family and the families love for the gay couple even though their love is different than other peoples. I could use this book as a literacy activity. I would have the students gather up items or pictures within their home that best describes their family. They can attach a small index card to each item describing why they choose that particular item to describe their family. The student will then be able to share to their classmates and discuss their items in greater detail. I could also use this book for a writing/drawing activity. I would have the students write and draw in their journals about their favorite family member they like to spend time with. The students then can write a few sentences describing why they chose that person as their favorite family member. The students then can get into pairs and share with their partner their favorite family member and why. It allows the students to interact with each other and learn about their peers. This book is about a little girl trying to understand her parents’ divorce. At the beginning of the story her parents are still together. But throughout the story you see Priscilla covering her ears while her parents are fighting in the room next door. Her friends start to realize when they come over to play that Priscilla’s parents don’t talk to each other. She tells her friends that them not talking to each other is just easier for everyone because then they don’t fight as much. Priscilla begins to have to stay some days with her mom and some days with her dads at his new house. The end of the story shows Priscilla telling her teacher and the students that children have different kinds of families and she is ok with her family being apart if it’s for the best. The highlight of this book is that students can relate to this story because in many cases students have parents who are separate and have to go to different homes every week. The significance of this book to this topic is that families might get separated at times but it shouldn’t matter who you live with it is about who loves you in your family. I could use this book for a writing lesson. I would have the students write in their journals about how they feel about the family they have. I would want them to describe what are some things their family enjoys doing together and how it makes them feel when they are all together. I would also use this book as a topic started to talk about families. I would have the students help me create a KWL chart about “families” as a whole class to see what they know about families, what do they want to know about families, and what they learned about families. This book is about a little girl who asks her mommy and daddy to tell her the story about the day she was born. She asks her parents to tell her in detail about what happened the night before it led up to her being born. The parents tell the little girl how the phone rang in the middle of the night telling them it was time to get to the hospital. Her parents start telling the little girl how on the plane ride they were so nervous and anxious to meet her. Her parents describe the first time they saw her through the glass window of the hospital and how small she looked. The little girl wants to know about all her first times like her first diaper change or her first bottle. Throughout the book even though the little girl is asking for her parents to tell the story she ends up telling it herself. The pictures in this book are really vivid and happy making it really appealing to the reader. The highlight of this book is that it shows students in your classroom that not all children live or are raised by their biological parents. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it has students recognize that a family is defined by what the people in them do for one another rather than by the way it is structured or formed. I would use this book for a reading lesson. The focus would be for the students to be able to write and retell a story that they have heard. I would have the students go home and ask their parents about the night they were born in great detail. Then the next day, the student can write in their journals about the day they were born by remembering what their parents told them the night before. This will allow the students to write in great detail with using complete sentences. If for students who can’t write, they can draw a picture and retell the story with pictures instead of writing. I could also use this book for a writing lesson. I would have the students do journal writing about what they though as a baby coming home from the hospital after they were born. The students will have to use a lot of details in their writing. This journal writing will get the students to be creative and unique in their writing. This book is about a little girl named Lily who thinks she has a problem. She thinks that her family is weird because she only has a mom in her family. There is a family night coming up at school and she is afraid she is going to get laughed at because her family is different than all her other friends. She convinces herself that there is no way she has a real family because it’s just her and her mom. When she gets to family night, she soon realizes that there all kinds of different families she never knew about. She sees a little girl who only lives with her dad, another boy who just lives with his grandparents, and another girl who was adopted. The highlight of this book is that its setting is at a school so the students will be able to relate to it. The significance of the book’s relevance to the topic is that love is what makes a family, not the size of the family. I could use this book to introduce “play” into the curriculum. I would have the students come up with a play to demonstrate how they would act, if they found out one of their friends had a family that didn’t look like their own family. After they are done, we could discuss how we need to respect our friends and their families. I would also use this for a writing activity. I would have the students write in their journals about a time where they felt like they were different than another person. I would also want them to include details in their writing like how exactly did it make them feel. I would have the students who wanted to share to the class do so and the other kids who didn’t want to wouldn’t have to.
 * Brannen Sarah. 2008. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding. Putnam Juvenile. 32 pages. Peoria Public Library. **
 * Caseley Judith. 1995.Priscilla Twice. Green Willow Books. 32 pages. Personal Collection. **
 * Curtis Jamie. 2000.Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born. HarperCollins. 40 pages. Peoria Public **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> **Library.**
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Downey Roma. 2001.Love is a Family. Harper Entertainment. 32 pages. Peoria Public Library. **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a picture book about a little boy named Jason who is celebrating his birthday at a park. The pictures tell the story of Jason’s birthday party and the families arriving there with food and presents for Jason. On each of the pages to this book shows and introduces the different sets of families that are arriving. It shows two and one parent families, adoptive parents, foster families, gay and lesbian parents, and step families. The highlight of this book is that it introduces really young children about modern day family structures with just pictures. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it provides young children a visual of what families look like and how they come in different ways but they are special because they have one thing in common, they love each other the same. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a literacy lesson. Since this book is more focused for younger children, I would have the students have the option to write or draw about the topic. This book revolves around a picnic, so I would give the students the topic, “What is your family’s favorite thing to make and eat?” The students will either write up the recipe or draw up the ingredients for the recipe. This will introduce the students that writing is all around us and it comes in different forms. I could also use this book for a math lesson that will focus on classifying. The students will bring in pictures of their families to share with the class and use as a resource. The students will then have to make a picture graph to show how many boys they have in their family and how many girls they have in their family. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is about a queen who wants her son, the prince, to marry even if he doesn’t want to. The queen invites a variety of princesses to meet her son. The princesses show the prince their talents such as singing, dancing, juggling, and cooking. The prince shows no interest into any of the princesses and makes a decision not to pick any of them. The queen gets very upset and demands that he picks one. The prince ends up choosing a brother of one of the princesses that came to audition to be the next queen. The two boys fall for each other deeply and the queen agrees that the two should be married immediately. The kingdom is very accepting and welcomes the new man into their royal family. This book is a little long with a few words on each page but the illustrations are detailed, which makes it really appealing for children. The highlight of this book is that it shows students to support and accept families that are different even if they look at bit different then their own. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it introduces children that even though the royal family looked different now in its structure, everyone around him still accepted him and his family even though they were different. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a writing lesson activity. I would first read the book and talk about the story with the class as I’m telling it. As a class, we would discuss the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story. The students will then be asked to go to their tables and write on their own sheet of paper about what happened in the beginning, middle, and the end of the story. I could also use this book for a reading lesson. As a class, we would discuss what the problem was in the story and what the solution was in the story. By doing this, I will be able to see who is able to comprehend a story and who is able to identify a problem and a solution. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a story about a little girl named Millie, who was adopted by two mommies. She talks about her adoption process and how much her mommies love her. When she gets a little older, her mommies decide to adopt two more children. As a family they love to cook together, laugh together, dance together, build a tree house, and even make their own Halloween costumes. The family is loved by the neighbors except by one lady who seems to really disapprove of her mommy’s relationship and the family. The moms tell the little girl and her siblings that not everyone will approve of their family but that no one should be treated without respect. The little girl and the rest of the siblings grow up and continue to return and visit their mothers. The illustrations in this book are vibrant and colorful and would grab children’s attention at any age. The highlight of this book is that this couple teaches their children that having a different than other people is not a wrong thing and they should never want to change what they have or who they are. The significance of the books relevance to this topic is that no matter how many dads or moms you have, it is still considered a wonderful family and everything a family is meant to be. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a “role play” lesson activity for older grades. I would split up the students into groups of 4-5 students. I would present a scenario stating that, “What if Millie was one of our students in this class and at recess you overhear students making fun of her because she has no dad but two mommies instead. What will be the right thing to do in that situation?” The students will act out what they feel like they would do if put in that situation. Then we can discuss as a class if it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do? I could also use this book for a writing lesson. I would present a family tree and what exactly a family tree signifies. But instead of labeling the titles for the students, I would have the students decide who they would like to include in their family tree. The students will then share to the rest of the class their family trees and who they included in them. The students will be able to see that all families are not alike and unique in their own way. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a very simple story of a toddler who has two daddies. The story talks about the activities they like to do together as a family. They describe and show pictures of them playing dress up with crowns and clown noses, playing outside with paper planes, painting, baking, playing instruments, and sewing. This book is filled with illustrations that are colorful and descriptive. Younger students could easily read this because the words in this story are easy and simple to understand. The highlight of this book is that children can relate to this book because the parents in this story do what parents do in everyday life like cook, teach, and play with their child. The book’s relevance to this topic is that it demonstrates a family structure of two daddies and how children with diverse family act just like families that don’t have two daddies in them. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for preschool or early kindergarten level curriculum. I would use this book to help illustrate the use of rhyme. For example, the book uses words like: sky, pie, vroom, zoom, strum, drum, sew, throw tea, me, rest, yes, night, and tight. I could also use this book for letter recognition. I could also use this book to focus on early literacy curriculum by having them come up with their own rhyming words to match the ones that are said on the book. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is black and white illustrated and about a little girl who happens to have two mommies. The little girl is 3 years old and lives in a small house with her mommy Jane, her mommy Kate, cat, and a dog. Throughout the story the little girl starts to notice that she doesn’t have a daddy like the other children at her school. She begins to feel like she is missing something from her family, like a daddy. Her teacher then asks the children to draw a picture of their own families based on a book that she had just read about different families. The little girl begins to realize by looking at the other children’s pictures that not everyone has the same type of families. She learns that the other children have step parents, siblings with disabilities, and some who only has one parent. The highlight of this book is that each family is special in their own way and the most important thing about a family is that they all love each other. The significance of the books relevance to this topic is that it shows that families are “blended” in different ways and not all the same, but that’s what makes them special. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a writing lesson for older children. I could begin with having the student’s brainstorm a time where they discovered they were different from other children. I would then have the students write in their journals about that particular time. I would offer the opportunity to have the students share if they were comfortable with it. I could also use this book for an art lesson. I would have the students draw different types of families they know about or have ever seen. We could then discuss as a class about the different types of families that students have and why it’s important to be familiar with them. This gives the students the opportunity to feel proud of their families and be accepted by their friends. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a very simple story of a toddler who has two mommies. The story talks about the activities they like to do together as a family. They describe and show pictures of them playing on the playground, her parents giving her a bath, her parents reading to her, her parents giving her piggy back ride, and her parents baking with her. Younger students could easily read this because its text is simple and the illustrations have lots of color. The highlight of this book is that it shows an idea of what a family with two mommies might look like. It shows how families come in every shape or size. The book’s relevance to this topic is that it demonstrates a family structure of two mommies and how children with diverse family situations do exist in the world. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for more preschool or early kindergarten level curriculum. I would use this book to introduce and identify rhyming words. For example, the book uses words like: up, cup, hair, chair, snack, back, round, ground, three, tree, book, cook, lap, and nap. I could also use this book for letter recognition. The book shows a variety of words that start with “M” such as mama, mommy, me. This book will help the students identify the letter “M” and also to recognize what sound the letter “M” makes. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a simple book that explains different kinds of families. It describes hoe families are sometimes big and it has a picture of a bunch of rabbits. I t describes how families are small and it shows a picture of a mother and her child. It describes how families are all the small color and it shows pictures of raccoons playing together. It describes how families are different colors and it shows a picture of a school of fish with different colors. This book is perfect for very young children to start to be introduced to the idea that not all families are alike. The simple but bright color pictures catch the young reader’s attention and will encourage for the children to think about their own families. The highlight of this book is that families are all different but they can also be the same in many ways. The book’s relevance to this topic is that families can be different but they equally love each other. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for preschool or kindergarten curriculum. I could use to introduce animal families since in this book it shows animals. I can discuss how animals have families also similar to ours as people. I can talk about how there are farm animal families, sea animal families, deserts animal families, or zoo animal families. I would have the students draw a picture of their favorite animal family that we discuss and also get them to label their picture. I could also use this book as an art lesson with fine motor development. I would have the students create a finger print family to represent their own family. They will use their fingerprints to represent the body of a family member on a white sheet of paper. The student will then color on the eyes, mouth, ears, nose, and hair. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a story that talks about adoption. It has a beagle named Rosie who was adopted by a family of schnauzers. Rosie goes throughout the story by asking her adoptive parents questions about her adoption process. Rosie wants to know why she looks different then her adoptive parents, she wants to know about feeling sad about being adopted, how she can deal with the other dogs that will make fun of her, and if she will ever meet her real mother. Her schnauzer’s parent’s responses to Rosie are honest and real. The illustrations in the book really show how loving the adoptive parents are of Rosie and how much they love her being part of the family. This book is done by a puppy’s point of you so it’s a very welcoming book and easy to read. The highlight of this book is that it shows that children need to be respectful for children that might have a different family then theirs. The significance of the books relevance to this topic is that families are made up of people who love you and take care of you, no matter where you came from. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a math lesson activity. I would have a huge felt board displayed in the front of the class. I would make sure to enough felt family members that could represent the different family structures. For example I would have felt board pictures that look like siblings (boy or girls), 2 women, 2 men, or one woman and one male and single parent. I would then have each student come up to the felt board and place the members in their family on the felt board. I would then have the student count out loud to the class how many family members her/she has. I could also use this book as a writing activity along with drawing. I would have the students write the names of their family members along with drawing pictures of their family members on white paper. I would tell them to make it really colorful and detailed. I would then laminate the pictures that they did and cut them up into semi large squares. This way they will have their own personal puzzle of their family to put together. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This story is about a teacher named Mrs. Mack who tells her students she is about to be a grandma. The students seem surprise to know that their teacher also has a family outside of being just a teacher to them. The class then becomes encouraged to want to share about their own families and who is in their families. A student named Sara talks about flying to China with her parents to pick up her sister who they adopted and love very much. Christopher talks about how his parents are divorce and every weekend he is either with his mom or dad. Nick is a student who lives with his parents but also his grandparents and he expresses how his family as to order a lot of food when they eat out. Hannah talks about how much she enjoys being outside with her two mommies and they love to plant plants in the backyard. The highlight of this book is that it describes families within a classroom of different students who want to share and feel special of what kind of family they have. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it shows how the students are excited to be unique and have different details about their family and their not ashamed to share. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a reading activity lesson. I would read the book to the students and while I’m reading I would have the students focus on the order the families came in. The students will have to recall the order and what made that specific family different than the rest. The students will then be asked to do a sequencing flow chart and write about the different families in the order they appeared in the book. I could also use this book for a writing lesson activity. The students will be asked to write and discuss in their journals the characters in the story and what role they had in the story (for example a teacher or student). <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is about a little girl names Rosie who has two moms. Rosie comes home from school to find her moms dancing in the living room. Rosie begins to wonder why they are dancing and why they can’t stop smiling at each other. Rosie then finds out that her moms are getting married but it is going to be a small wedding. Rosie is very excited for the wedding and wants to know all the details. She begins to fear that she won’t get to have a part in the wedding since it is going to be small. Rosie convinces her moms to let her be the flower girl while her step brother is the ring carrier. Rosie has a good time at the wedding and is very excited that her two moms got married because it made them a family. The highlight of this book is that focuses on the excitement of the wedding rather than the fact that it is two moms getting married. The book’s relevance to this topic is that it demonstrates that a family with two moms cam be similar to a family that has a dad and a mom. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book to teach building in a story such as the beginning, middle, and end of the story. We could have a class discussion about the details of what happened in the story and where they fall into the beginning, middle, and end. The students will be able to recall the story and write it in their journals along with pictures to go with each section. I could also use this book to teach and identify problem solving within a story. There is a problem in this story when the rings get lost, this would be identified as the problem. Then Rosie figures out a way to keep the ring safe in a special way, this would be the identified to be the solution. The students can then write about a time that they had a problem and what solution they came up for their problem. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book describes a boy whose parents got a divorce and now his daddy has a new friend at his house who is a male. The little boy goes into details describing that his daddy and his new roommate work together, eat together, shave together, and even sleep together. The boy talks about the relationship that he has with the new roommate and how they have so much fun together. The boy states that he likes that this daddy’s new roommate is just like him and he enjoys spending time with him. This book is a highlight on how being gay is just a different kind of love between parents and how love comes in different styles for families. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it educates children of gay families and it allows students who have gay parents to see themselves in a book. This book addresses a topic that not many books address and shows students of gay parents that it is ok and acceptable. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a writing lesson. The lesson will be to have the students create their own book about what their families are like. In the book they can describe in writing what their families like to do together or what activities they like to play together. They can have the opportunity to share in the classroom if they would like to. I could also use this book as an art lesson. After reading the book, the students could paint a picture of their family along with an activity that they all enjoy doing together. The students can display their pictures around the room for everyone to see. The students will then have the opportunity to look at their classmate’s families and what they like to do together in a painting.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Griffiths Joe.2007.Picnic in the park. British Association for Adoption and Fostering. 24 pages. Personal collection. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Haan Linda.2003.King and King. Tricycle Press.32 pages. Barnes and Noble. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Polacco Patricia. 2009. In Our Mother’s House. Philomel.48 pages. Sunrise Mountain Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Newman Leslea. 2009.Daddy, Papa, and Me. Tricycle Press. 20 pages. Sunrise Mountain Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Newman Leslea. 2009.Heather has Two Mommies. Alyson Books. 36 pages. Peoria Public Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Newman Leslea. 2009.Mommy, Mama, and Me. Tricycle Press.20 pages. Sunrise Mountain Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Parr Tod. 2010.The Family Book. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 32 pages. Barnes and Noble. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rosove Lori.2001.Rosies Family: An adoption Story. Asia Press. 32 pages. Barnes and Noble. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Simon Norma.2003.All Families Are Special. Albert Whitman & Company. 32 pages. Peoria Public Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Setterington Ken. 2004.Mom and Mum Are Getting Married. Second Story Press. 24 pages. Personal Collection. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Willhoite Michael.1994.Daddy’s Roommate. Alyson Books.32 pages. Peoria Public **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> **Library.**

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 21.33px;">Children’s Non Fiction and Teacher Resources **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book provides different examples of different sizes of families and also the different forms they come in. It describes families and the children who have foster parents, divorced parents, adopted parents, children who live with grandma and grandpa, two women parents, and two men parents. The photographs of the families being talked about are full size and takes up the whole page. The photos show the families spending time together and smiling with happiness. The book also includes a glossary that describes the definitions of the different kinds of parents or families. It also gives suggestions on books to read to gain more knowledge about the topic. The highlight of this book is it makes sure the reader recognizes that one thing these families have in common is the love for one another. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it when it is presented the students will think about their own families, while at the same time looking at pictures of different families. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a math lesson for students who are older around 2nd to 3rd grade. I will give students time to collect pictures of each of their family members. The students will then have to collect information about the age of each family member. The students will then paste their pictures of each family member along with writing the age of that family member. The students will need to put the members from oldest to youngest. This activity will focus on being able to recognize what age number is bigger to what age number is smallest. Another math lesson that I could use this book on is to focus on graphing skills. It would involve the students to create their own picture graph using the total number of family members they have. Students will then get into small groups and compare their graphs. Some questions that I would have the students answer while in their groups would be…Whose family has the most people? What family has the least people? <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book explores 15 families from all over America. The book is made up of real life photos that show the families in their personal environments. The pictures include the families at home or out doing an activity that they enjoy together. With each family there is a child that is interviewed about his/hers specific family. The children in the interviews are honest and open about what they think about their families. They discuss what they think makes them a family and why they think they are unique then other typical families. Some families that are included in this book are families of mixed race, families with disabilities, immigrant families, gay parents, lesbian parents, divorced parents, and single parents. The highlight of the book is that the children are being interviewed and talking about real life feelings about their families. The children are using their own words to discuss their families. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it will provide the students to be able to identify or mirror some of the families that are being talked about throughout this book. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a reading curriculum lesson about “families” and comparing similarities or differences between them. The students will be able to compare the children’s families in the book to their own. I would use a Venn diagram with a specific student in the class and compare it to one of the families in the book. I could use this book also for a writing lesson. I would have the students write in their journals about their family members and the roles each family member takes in their family. The students can explain in detail why they think that certain family member is that specific role while also giving examples. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is a project based filled resource book to get to know your families better. This book gives ideas to recognize what families look like and the roles of the family members within a household. It describes why people might have different families and how all families need to be accepted. It gives you ideas on how to gather information about your family, extended family, or just your culture. The highlight of this book is that it gives students or teachers great ideas on art projects to have students do to represent their families to other students. For example, it describes how to give a family member an interview and gives you question ideas to ask them to get as much knowledge about your family. The book’s relevance to this topic is that families are important to students and sometimes they need help or ideas of ways to ask their parents why their family is the way it is or why they look the way they look. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book as for a writing lesson to focus on families. The students would first try to create questions about what to ask their parents about their families to know more about them. This will give the students the information they will need to know to create their own family tree. I would also have them write about each family member they put on it and why they are special to them. This book will also be a good resource for students to have to find out information about their families culture from the internet. I would have the students do a small research project about their family’s culture. They would have to write up a small report and present it to the classroom to describe where they came from. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book describes a relationship based on a true story about two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo. These two male penguins did everything together that other couple penguins did. Since they were two male penguins they were not able to build their own family but did try to just like the other penguin couples. Then they were given an extra egg by a zoo keeper that needed to be taken care of. The two male penguins took turns sitting on the egg and looked after it till it hatched and out came a baby girl penguin. The zoo keeper at Central Park Zoo later named her Tango and she became the first girl penguin to have two daddies as her parents. This book is a highlight about a different family structure using animals as the family. The significance of the book’s relevance to this topic is that it introduces the topic of homosexuality and shows that not all families are the same in a classroom. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for writing/drawing lesson. The writing or drawing will be in a journal format so it’s for the student’s eyes only. This will allow the students to write/draw about what kind of family they have at home. It will give the students an opportunity to share and express with their classmates about their own family structures if they choose to share at the end of the activity. I could also use this book for a science lesson about animals. The book will be a good way to introduce penguins or other animals that live in different environments of the world. The students will be able to compare and contrast two different animals and their characteristics they need to survive their environments. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This book is about introducing diversity within families. It shows examples of what a family with one parent looks like, two parents, gay parents, and grandparents as caregivers, divorce parents, and mixed race parents. This book contains a lot of color and the illustrations represent the families in a loving way. It shows examples of a single dad playing with his kids and a single mom picking up her kids from the baby sitter. This book also introduces animals and how they also have families that might not look alike. This book is simple and to the point which makes it easy for young students to sit through. The highlight of this book is that it starts the conversation of why families might look different. The book’s relevance to this topic is that families are special in their own way and even if they don’t look like your own that doesn’t mean that it is a bad thing. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I could use this book for a writing lesson for writers who are just beginning to write. I would model a sentence to them saying, “Some families might have…” The students will have to sound out their words to complete the sentence about the families we just discussed. Another sentence prompt that I could use is “My family has…” which will also give them the opportunity to sound out the words to compete that sentence. I could also use this book for an art activity. The students would make a family collage about their own families. The students will cut out pictures of families in magazines that they think represent their own family. They will then glue their picture to a sheet of paper and then have to label the names of the people who they think represent their family member the best.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Higgins Melissa.2012.We All Have Different Families. Capstone Press. 24 pages. Sunrise Mountain Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Kuklin Susan.2006. Families. Hyperion Book. 40 pages. Sunrise Mountain Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Leavitt Caroline. 2007. The Kids Family Tree Book. Sterling. 96 pages. Peoria Public Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Richardson Justin. 2005. And Tango Makes Three. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.32 pages. Sunrise Mountain Library. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Skutch Robert.1997.Who’s in a family? Tricycle Press.32 pages. Personal Collection. **