
Written by Jane Yolen · Illustrated by David Shannon
A young boy warns his people of strangers seeking gold, not friendship.
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In 1492, a young Taino boy witnesses the arrival of strangers led by Columbus. As he tries to warn his people of their true intentions, the boy foresees the impending threat to their culture. Years later, as an old man, he reflects on the irreversible changes brought by the colonizers. Will his warnings be enough to save his people from the allure of gold and the loss of their way of life? Experience the pivotal encounter that reshaped history through the eyes of a child caught between two worlds.
It is said that in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered a new world, yet what he really found was a people with an established culture and civilization of their own. This is the story of that first meeting as seen through the eyes of a Taino boy - an encounter that changed the world forever.
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