Isabella

Isabella
Author: Jennifer Fosberry
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2012
Genre: Girls
ISBN: 1402276494

While playing in the backyard, Isabella imagines herself all over the world as a warrior, archeologist, queen, and astronomer.

My Name Is Not Isabella

My Name Is Not Isabella
Author: Jennifer Fosberry
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1402245513

New York Times Bestseller! Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? Ask Isabella... She takes a wild ride-and discovers the sky's the limit! "This story...speaks frankly about self-identity and self affirmation as Isabella decides at the end that she is actually herself...because she possesses the best parts of all of the women she looks up to." -ForeWord Magazine "The colorful mixed-media artwork reinforces the fanciful, upbeat tone of the book. Use this story to ignite young readers' interest in women's history." -School Library Journal Who Is Your Hero? Isabella's include U.S. Astronaut Sally Ride, activist Rosa Parks, and sharpshooter Annie Oakley-but there's no bigger hero than Isabella's own mommy! Join Isabella on an adventure of discovery-and find out how imagining to be these extraordinary women teaches her the importance of being her extraordinary self. A rollicking read-aloud and terrific "read-to-myself" story, My Name Is Not Isabella is capturing hearts and awards, including: Silver ForeWord Book of the Year Award for Picture Books Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Independent Publisher Book Award Amelia Bloomer List Jennifer Fosberry is a science geek turned children's book writer. Until recently, she worked as a project manager in Silicon Valley in the high-tech electronic field. She currently divides her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Costa Rica with her husband and three children. Mike Litwin combines a variety of media to create scenes that serve the imagination and education of women. A graduate of the East Carolina University School of Art and Design, he plays both designer and illustrator with an often wacky, always delightful style that uniquely blends playful innocence with devilish mischief. Illustrating and telling stories for children is his passion, his entertainment, and his dream. He currently lives in Greenville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters.

Isabella of Castile

Isabella of Castile
Author: Giles Tremlett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2017-02-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1408853965

In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young, female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world, but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon was crucial to her success, bringing together as it did two kingdoms, but it was a royal partnership in which Isabella more than held her own. Her pivotal reign was long and transformative, uniting Spain and setting the stage for its golden era of global dominance. For by the time of her death in 1504, Isabella had laid the foundations not just of modern Spain, but of one of the world's greatest empires. Acclaimed historian Giles Tremlett chronicles the life of Isabella of Castile as she led her country out of the murky middle ages and harnessed the newest ideas and tools of the early Renaissance to turn her ill-disciplined, quarrelsome nation into a sharper, modern state with a powerful, clear-minded, and ambitious monarch at its centre. With authority, insight and flair he relates the story of this legendary, if controversial, first initiate in a small club of great European queens that includes Elizabeth I of England, Russia's Catherine the Great, and Britain's Queen Victoria.

Mike Isabella's Crazy Good Italian

Mike Isabella's Crazy Good Italian
Author: Mike Isabella
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2012-09-25
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 073821566X

From a "Top Chef" All-Star finalist and chef-owner of an acclaimed Washington, D.C. restaurant, Italian-American and Mediterranean favorites are reinvented for a modern palate.

Isabella

Isabella
Author: Kirstin Downey
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307742164

An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history. In 1474, when most women were almost powerless, twenty-three-year-old Isabella defied a hostile brother and a mercurial husband to seize control of Castile and León. Her subsequent feats were legendary. She ended a twenty-four-generation struggle between Muslims and Christians, forcing North African invaders back over the Mediterranean Sea. She laid the foundation for a unified Spain. She sponsored Columbus’s trip to the Indies and negotiated Spanish control over much of the New World. She also annihilated all who stood against her by establishing a bloody religious Inquisition that would darken Spain’s reputation for centuries. Whether saintly or satanic, no female leader has done more to shape our modern world. Yet history has all but forgotten Isabella’s influence. Using new scholarship, Downey’s luminous biography tells the story of this brilliant, fervent, forgotten woman, the faith that propelled her through life, and the land of ancient conflicts and intrigue she brought under her command.

Bunheads

Bunheads
Author: Misty Copeland
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399547649

Instant New York Times bestselling series opener inspired by prima ballerina and author Misty Copeland's own early experiences in ballet. From prima ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland comes the story of a young Misty, who discovers her love of dance through the ballet Coppélia--a story about a toymaker who devises a villainous plan to bring a doll to life. Misty is so captivated by the tale and its heroine, Swanilda, she decides to audition for the role. But she's never danced ballet before; in fact, this is the very first day of her very first dance class! Though Misty is excited, she's also nervous. But as she learns from her fellow bunheads, she makes wonderful friends who encourage her to do her very best. Misty's nerves quickly fall away, and with a little teamwork, the bunheads put on a show to remember. Featuring the stunning artwork of newcomer Setor Fiadzigbey, Bunheads is an inspiring tale for anyone looking for the courage to try something new.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Author: Boston, Mass. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300063417

"This book takes you through the collection gallery by gallery, illuminating the art and installations in each room"--From preface.

Hot Houston Nights: Graham & Isabella

Hot Houston Nights: Graham & Isabella
Author: S.N. Garza
Publisher: SNGarzaBooks
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2022-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

One night. No regrets. That’s all it was supposed to be. Not long after their one night, both Graham and Isabella both long for more. Fate leads them back to each other and they aren't letting go. Their passions run high and Graham wants to take it to the next level. Until his past finds a way to take the only thing that's ever been his. Isabella. Sometimes hidden pasts have a way of surprising you. Follow Graham and Isabella on their discovery of trying to fight fate, because one night just isn’t enough.