Encuentro (Encounter) (Spanish Edition) [School & Library Binding]

Jane Yolen (Author), David Shannon (Illustrator), Alma Flor Ada (Translator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

The Spanish-language edition of Encounter.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: Spanish (translation)
Original Language: English --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jane Yolen is a highly acclaimed children's author who has written hundreds of books for adults and children and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland.

 

 

DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many successful picture books, including How I Became a Pirate. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval (September 1996)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0613064860
• ISBN-13: 978-0613064866
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,994,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many alternative viewpoints or a great story?, April 24, 2001

By 

E. Reilly (Oxford, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encuentro (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I thought this book was beautiful, both in the dreamlike quality of the writing and rich pictures that vividly depicts the scene captured in snapshots frame don eery other page. However, granting this boy a vision and warning dream seems like stretching the alternative view that doens't glorify Chirstopher Columbus and instead focuses on how his arrival killed off the people with diseases andenslaved them. Perhaps I have been too saturated with this type of view so that the alternatives are just as annoying as the tradition "Columbus was wonderful" stories. Perhaps just telling a more middle line truth would be more helpful. Otherwise, the book is blessed with Yolen's storytelling talent, a touching story, and beautiful illustrations.