"Encounter" by Jane Yolen book trailer

Book trailer for "Encounter" by Jane Yolen, illustrated by David Shannon. Created by Dora Mitchell for Richie Partington's LIBR271 class at San Jose State University. Many thanks to Kerri Lake for her beautiful Native American flute music, retrieved from the Free Sound Project (www.freesound.org).

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[daisyduck95519]

Thank you for your feedback. Perhaps the research I've done has led me astray. As I understood it the Taino culture is basically lost to us: the language is unknown, almost no artifacts remain, we don't know what their beliefs were, and it's debatable whether Taino descendants remain... I don't think it's too far off to say they are gone, but I do realize it's a matter of contention.

[daisyduck95519]

....Also, as I should have thought to say before, any disagreement you might have with the phrase "Today, the Taino are gone" should be taken as a reflection on my book trailer, not the book itself--it's my wording.

[saintemarie2]

Taino descendants certainly remain.

Google "Smithsonian" and "What-Became-of-the-Taino" to read a recent article on the subject.

[TheSmiley2320]

what is the solution of this story??

[Danc3rG1rl]

I loved this book,

I'm currently make a video about Taino people!

[NambeWoman]

I'm a professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois. My area of research is American Indians in children's literature.

Did your professor point you to Oyate, or to my site? Search on my name "Debbie Reese" or "American Indians in Children's Literature."

A BROKEN FLUTE has an excellent essay re ENCOUNTER. Did your prof suggest FLUTE as a resource?

[NambeWoman]

As an American Indian mother, I wonder how Taino parents will react to "Today the Taino are gone."

As a professor in American Indian Studies, and a former schoolteacher, I do not recommend this book.