Encounter -- Jane Yolen, Paperback

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.

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/20/1996
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 10.98h x 9.02w x 0.12d
ISBN: 9780152013899
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6313 / Encounter


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/23/1996