Book
Encounter
Paperback – Picture Book, September 20, 1996
Jane Yolen
HarperCollins · Paperback · September 20, 1996
Reading lane: Native American Life (U.S.)
When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the Taino Indians.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
A View From Within
A Taino boy’s perspective gives this encounter a human scale and a long, painful shadow.
Come here for
- History seen through one young Taino boy’s eyes
- A story that looks beyond first arrival
Expect
- The boy’s perspective, revisited years later
- A sober reckoning with colonial violence and cultural loss
Book Details
- Authors
- Jane Yolen
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 20, 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Native American Life (U.S.) · Exploration & Discovery
- Reading lane
- Native American Life (U.S.)
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Publisher Categories
U.S. History
Kids' Fiction
Survival Stories
Pirate Adventures
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US Biographies
US: Native American Stories
Girls & Young Women
Exploration & Discovery
About This Book
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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