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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
2019-10-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
978-0275947842
Themes
native american history

Encounter

Written by Brittany Luby and Illustrated by Michaela Goade

A powerful imagining by two Native creators of a first encounter between two very different people that celebrates our ability to acknowledge difference and find common ground. 
Based on the real journal kept by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534, Encounter imagines a first meeting between a French sailor and a Stadaconan fisher. As they navigate their differences, the wise animals around them note their similarities, illuminating common ground.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
2019-10-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
978-0275947842
Themes
native american history
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