Encounter (Voyager books)
by:
David Shannon (author)
Jane Yolen (author)
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...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152013899 (015201389X)
ASIN: 015201389X
Publish date: September 20th 1996
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
There are countless children's books about Columbus. They vary greatly in quality, but they almost all have one thing in common - they are told from a white European point of view. So, it seems nice to have this one book which offers up a different perspective. Of course, even that is problematic...
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