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Encounter Paperback - 1996 - 1st Edition
by Jane Yolen
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When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, he discovered the Taino Indians. Told from a young Taino boy's point of view, this story traces how the youth tries to warn his people against welcoming the strangers, who seem more interested in golden treasures than friendship.
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- Title Encounter
- Author Jane Yolen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harcourt Children's Books, U.S.A.
- Date 1996
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G015201389XI3N10
- ISBN 9780152013899 / 015201389X
- Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 10.98 x 9.02 x 0.12 in (27.89 x 22.91 x 0.30 cm)
- Ages 06 to 09 years
- Grade levels 1 - 4
- Reading level 620
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 15th Century
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Columbus, Christopher, Taino Indians
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91023746
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
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.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 09/23/1996, Page 0