-AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR-
KEN FLYNN
THE BOOKS
Everything you see here was made by and for families.
How Did We Get Here?
ISBN-13: 988-0770074082
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Boys and girls everywhere should spend time thinking about the adults in their lives who made sacrifices to make a better life for them. Take the time with your little ones to discuss those sacrifices and learn how to be thankful for them.
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The Average José: An Immigration Story
ISBN-13: 978-1525511646
​Canada is a nation built by immigrants, and this is the story of one such man. In the 1950s, José Pires bid farewell to his wife of five days, leaving the island of São Miguel in the Azores and coming to Canada in hopes of building a life for his future family.
Working across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway, José embodied an ideal that is hard to find in today's generation: the idea that your life should not be measured by what you achieve for yourself, but by what you leave to others. An honest, loyal man, José waited eighteen months to see his wife again - Maria, the love of his life, mother of his eventual children, and the woman he would, years later, tend to in chronic care.
Intelligent and compelling, The Average José deftly counterbalances Portuguese themes of saudade (a simultaneous sense of love and loss) and obrigado (thankfulness). It moves effortlessly between the sometimes dreamlike cultural landscape of the Azores in the forties and fifties and the realities of the Canadian immigrant experience.
O José Médio: Uma Historia de Imigraçio
ISBN-13: 978-1985038943
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O Canadá é uma nação construída por imigrantes, e esta é a história à cerca de um tal homem. Na década de 1950, José Pires despediu-se da sua esposa de cinco dias e deixou a ilha de São Miguel nos Açores e veio até o Canadá na esperança de construir uma melhor vida para a sua futura família. Percorrendo o Canadá trabalhando pelos Caminhos Ferroviários Canadense Pacífico e Caminhos Ferroviários Canadianos Nacionais, o José encarna um ideal difícil de encontrar nas gerações de hoje: o ideal de que a tua vida não deve de ser medida pelo que alcanças para ti próprio, mas pelo que deixas para outras pessoas. Um homem honesto e leal chamado José esperou dezoito meses para rever sua esposa – Maria, o amor da sua vida, mãe dos seus futuros filhos, e a mulher que em anos mais tardios ele passaria a cuidar enquanto ela estava em cuidados continuados. Inteligente e apelativo, O José Médio contrabalancei-a habilidosamente os temas Portugueses de saudade e obrigado. Flui sem esforço pelo cenário cultural por vezes devaneador dos Açores nas décadas de quarenta e cinquenta e as realidades da experiência de um imigrante Canadiano.
The Average José: Classroom Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1984202758
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The Classroom Edition of the graphic novel contains full cross-curricular lessons infused with differentiated instruction, photocopiable worksheets, rubrics, and assignments. An asset to any classroom. Canada is a nation built by immigrants, and this is the story of one such man. In the 1950s, José Pires bid farewell to his wife of five days, leaving the island of São Miguel in the Azores and coming to Canada in hopes of building a life for his future family. Working across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway, José embodied an ideal that is hard to find in today’s generation: the idea that your life should not be measured by what you achieve for yourself, but by what you leave to others. An honest, loyal man, José waited eighteen months to see his wife again – Maria, the love of his life, mother of his eventual children, and the woman he would, years later, tend to in chronic care. Intelligent and compelling, The Average José deftly counterbalances Portuguese themes of saudade (a simultaneous sense of love and loss) and obrigado (thankfulness). It moves effortlessly between the sometimes dreamlike cultural landscape of the Azores in the forties and fifties and the realities of the Canadian immigrant experience.
The Average José: Student Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1984379092
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The Student Edition of the touching graphic novel about a man and what he gives up for his family includes worksheets and activities perfect for a classroom setting.Canada is a nation built by immigrants, and this is the story of one such man. In the 1950s, José Pires bid farewell to his wife of five days, leaving the island of São Miguel in the Azores and coming to Canada in hopes of building a life for his future family.Working across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway, José embodied an ideal that is hard to find in today’s generation: the idea that your life should not be measured by what you achieve for yourself, but by what you leave to others. An honest, loyal man, José waited eighteen months to see his wife again – Maria, the love of his life, mother of his eventual children, and the woman he would, years later, tend to in chronic care.Intelligent and compelling, The Average José deftly counterbalances Portuguese themes of saudade (a simultaneous sense of love and loss) and obrigado (thankfulness). It moves effortlessly between the sometimes dreamlike cultural landscape of the Azores in the forties and fifties and the realities of the Canadian immigrant experience.