Texto: Vasco de Sousa
Ilustração: Gintare Hermanaviciüte
O
peixe
que gostava
de se pentear
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The Book
Excerpt
Once upon a time, there was a very big house...
Once upon a time, there was a boy called Paulo...
Once upon a time, there was a fish called Janota
that liked to... comb his hair???!!!
Once upon a time, there was a friendship full of
adventures between Paulo and Janota...
Once upon a time...
“Mother, can we call him Janota?” asked
Paulo in an important tone of voice, as one is
always important when it comes to giving a
name to a goldfish.
“Of course, son! He’s your goldfish and you
will take care of him every day. You will feed
him, bathe him, dress him, comb his hair”,
replied his mother, laughing as she listed the
chores her son would have to do with the
goldfish.
“Bathe him!? Dress him!? Comb his hair!?
Oh, mother, don’t tease me!,” laughed the
boy while searching his mother’s shopping
bag for something that could serve as food
for his new friend.
“I could use a little something to eat…”
complained Janota, as he kissed and licked
the glass of the bowl, hoping that someone
might look at him and feel sorry for him,
giving him a little something to eat.
Paul approached the fish bowl with a plastic
bottle and threw some bits of food on top of
the water. As soon as they fell, Janota
rushed to the surface and slowly nibbled on
the little food leaves that were floating on
the water, as if waiting for a goldfish to
nibble on them...
“Mmmmm, yummy! This one tastes like
maple leaves and this one... mmmmm...
tastes like sweet lichen,” enjoyed the
goldfish, while Paulo laughed in sheer
disbelief at the fast and rhythmic movements
of his new friend."
A most delightful, charming story about the
relationship between a boy called Paulo and a
fish called Janota.
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Technical Note
TITLE
O peixe que gostava de se pentear
PUBLISHER
Alphabetum - Edições Literárias
AUTHOR
Vasco de Sousa
EDITORIAL COORDINATION
Maria da Graça Pereira
ILLUSTRATIONS
Gintare Hermanaviciüte
REVISION AND COVER
Magnetic
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O peixe que gostava de se pentear
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PRINTING AND FINISHING
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ISBN
978-989-8590-11-4
2sd EDITION
May 2014
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About the author
Vasco Sousa was born on August 27, 1957 in
Matosinhos. He graduated later (1993) in
Educational Supervision and, in 2001, earned
the title of Master of Education through the
Master’s Degree in Intercultural Relations.
Primary school teacher by the Teacher Training
College of Penafiel, where he completed the
course in 1978.
was a member of the board of directors for five
years, serving as Secretary of the National
Directorate.
He was a member of the Working Group of the
Ministry of Education “Uma Escola/Uma
Empresa” ("One School/One Company") in the
academic years 1990/91 to 1996/97, being
responsible for the Projects of “Jornal Escolar”
and “Rádio Nacional Escolar“.
He is currently Coordinator of the EB1/JI School
of Correeira, near Albufeira.
He was CEO of the Group of Schools of Ferreira
(Paços de Ferreira, Porto) between 1998 and
2005, also serving Chairman of the Pedagogical
Council.
In academic year 2005/2006, he was posted to
the National Association of Teachers, where he
“I was born by the sea. My mother
used to jokingly say that I was
delivered in a basket of sardines. (...)
The sea breeze forced me to head
back to the sea years later. Even
higher up north… almost to speak
Galician near the Spanish border.”
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