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Encounter
Contributor(s): Yolen, Jane (Author), Shannon, David (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0780763637     ISBN-13: 9780780763630
Publisher: Turtleback Books
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Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1996
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Annotation: 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Exploration & Discovery
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 7-10
Grade Level: 2-5
Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9" W x 10.9" L (0.85 lbs)
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Native American
- Chronological Period - 15th Century
- Chronological Period - 16th Century
- Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
Features: Ikids, Illustrated
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6313
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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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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