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Keywords

critical thinking, frustration, history, island, listening, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, refusal skills

Title

Encounter

Description

A Taino boy tells his view of Columbus' landing. He doesn't like the pale men and how the islanders are treated. He speaks out against this but no one listens because he is young.

Author

Yolen, Jane

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

ISBN

0-15-225962-7

City of Publication

San Diego

Year of Publication

1992

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Laura Beth David, 1994

Citation

Yolen, Jane, “Encounter,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed September 30, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/9595.