Encounter

Encounter

Overview

When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the Taino Indians. Told from a young Taino boy’s point of view, this is a story of how the boy tried to warn his people against welcoming the strangers, who seemed more interested in golden ornaments than friendship. Years later the boy, now an old man, looks back at the destruction of his people and their culture by the colonizers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780152013899
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication date: 09/20/1996
Series: Voyager Books
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 79,573
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.14(d)
Lexile: 620L (what's this?)
Age Range: 6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jane Yolen is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland. Visit her at janeyolen.com and on Twitter at @JaneYolen.
 

 



DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many popular picture books, including How I Became a Pirate. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.

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