Encounter
Paperback – Picture Book, September 20, 1996
HarperCollins · Paperback · September 20, 1996
When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the Taino Indians.
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- Who it’s for
- A Taino boy’s perspective gives this encounter a human scale and a long, painful shadow.
- Themes
- Colonization, Cultural destruction, Indigenous perspective
- Pacing
- Reflective
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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.
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
Where it sits
| US: Native American Stories | 60% |
|---|---|
| Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. | 40% |
| Exploration & Discovery | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
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
- Authors
- Jane Yolen
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 20, 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Colonization · Cultural destruction · Indigenous perspective
- Reading lane
- U.S. History