Title: Encounter
Description: 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)
Subjects: 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, West indies, fiction, Indians of south america, fiction, Imperialism, Slavery, Deception, Trust, Strangers, Gold, Tobacco, Totems, Storytelling
People: Christopher Columbus