Encounter

by Jane Yolen

A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.

• ISBN13: 9780152013899
• Publish Date: 20 September 1996 (first published 15 April 1992)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

October was a whirlwind, so we didn't quite get around to read our Columbus books. This year, we were able to add this fascinating version from a native indigenous person, not quite a man, and his perspective of Columbus' arrival. This is such an important point of view to read when learning that history has different effects on the concurred and those that concur. Was it all rainbows and free monies or was there something more? I do think that it is important to read and know about Columbus and other explorers and how the world changed but I also think it is important to look at multiple sides. Erasing history doesn't fix the bad, it just makes it easier to happen again.

We own a copy of this book, which is beautifully illustrated. This is a Sonlight Curriculum K 2020 Heroes and Happenings Vol. 1 recommendation.