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".
The bookmark for Isabel: Taking Wing.
The bookmark's reverse side.
Items Associated With Isabel: Taking Wing[]
- Isabel Campion Doll