Isabel: Taking Wing
Isabel: Taking Wing is a book in the Girls of Many Lands series focused on Isabel Campion. It was released in 2002, and available with the doll and as a separate purchase. The book was retired with the collection in 2005. Retail cost was $7.95.
Characters
Chapter by Chapter Summary
Chapter 1: A Kindred Spirit
Chapter 2: "Lullay My Liking"
Chapter 3: Sabine's Secret
Chapter 4: Isabel Steals a Boat
Chapter 5: Banished!
Chapter 6: Brigands on the Road
Chapter 7: A Voice in the Dark
Chapter 8: An Actor Born
Chapter 9: A Merlin for a Lady
Chapter 10: The Plague Mask
Chapter 11: City of Ghosts
Chapter 12: The Limitless Sky
Then and Now: England
Discusses a girl's life in 1592 England. Topics include:
- The Elizabethan Age and Queen Elizabeth's wealth
- Clothing women would have worn
- Merchants and the spices they traded for
- London's streets and their conditions
- The Plague and plague doctors
- The popularity of Shakespeare's plays
- The death of Queen Elizabeth and England today
Extras
Each Girls of Many Lands book came with a detachable bookmark inside the back cover. This shows a portion of the illustration at the start of the book. Measures 7 3/16" x 2".
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The bookmark for Isabel: Taking Wing.
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The bookmark's reverse side.
Items Associated With Isabel: Taking Wing
- Isabel Campion Doll