Yolen, Jane.

Encounter / Jane Yolen. - 1 volume

Work first published in 1989.

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 that friendship. (Patricia Langan, Dichiaro's Principal)




Fiction
Indians of the West Indies
Juvenile Fiction
Spanish Language Materials
Taino Indians
Fiction, Science Fiction, General
Children's Fiction
Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506, Fiction