David Shannon
2) Encounter
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.
"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,...