The Book trailer /Trailer do livro
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Who's Your Vavo?This is my grandfather, José Pires, the man who inspired this graphic novel. In this short video, you will see some of the initial artwork that would later be revised and including in the final graphic novel.
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Triumphant ReturnThis video displays my grandfather's journey home, from Georgetown, Ontario back to Água de Pau in São Miguel. You will notice that many of these photos were used as reference for the graphic novel.
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CamOes Radio InterviewCamões Radio invited me on to talk about the process of writing the graphic novel. Here it is in its entirety.
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NOW AVAILABLE!
How Did We Get Here?
A children's book designed to open a dialogue between grandparents and their grandchildren about the sacrifices made to make a life for them.
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Classroom Editionwith
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O Jose Medio
Full Portuguese translation of The Average José: An Immigration Story.
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Praise for The Average JosE
The StoryEvery Wednesday, I sat down with my grandfather to listen to the story of how he arrived in Canada after leaving his homeland of the Azores Islands.
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The JourneyHe faced many challenges and sacrificed a great deal to ensure a prosperous future for the family he was about to have.
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ObrigadoHe was always thankful for everything he was given, and made sure to recognize his many blessings daily.
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