taino

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taino

The golden flower

a Taino myth from Puerto Rico
  • Jaffe, Nina
2005
Contains a Taino origin myth, in simple text with illustrations, and includes a story from folklore that explains the existence of the forest, sea, and island called Puerto Rico.

Encuentro

  • Yolen, Jane
1996
A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.

Atariba & Niguayona

a story from the Taino people of Puerto Rico
  • Rohmer, Harriet
1988
A Taino Indian legend about a young boy and his search for the healing caimoni tree.

The Tainos

the people who welcomed Columbus
  • Jacobs, Francine
1992
Describes the history, culture, and mysterious fate of the first native Americans to welcome Columbus in 1492.
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