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Isabella Propeller and the Magic Beanie
Children's Books
Isabella Propeller and the Magic Beanie is based on the legend of The Blowing Rock and tells the adventures of Isabella and her hawk companion, Red Tail. Empowered by the winds of the blowing rock, Isabella embarks on her first flying adventure to help others in need! Approved by the Children’s Literacy Classics and honored by the North Carolina Society of Historians
Book Bubbles from Isabella Propeller and the Magic Beanie
Author's Insight
So pleased to be working with Caldecott recipient Gail E. Haley on book #2 in the 'Isabella' Series. @gailehaley #gailehaley Looking for an agent!!!!
Illustrator's Insight
Isabella's Illustrator, Gail E. Haley, has won the annual awards for children's book illustration from both the American and British librarians, for two different picture books.[a] She won the 1971 Caldecott Medal for A Story a Story (Atheneum Books, 1970), which she retold from an African folktale,[2] and the 1976 Kate Greenaway Medal for The Post Office Cat, her own historical fiction about a London post office. The illustrations in Isabella Propeller series are vivid and engaging, and this book is certainly destined to follow suite. http://www.gailehaley.com/
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Illustrated by Caldecott winner Gail Haley. The pictures and the story delight every age.
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The winds of Blowing Rock often seem to speak. Have you heard them? What did they say?
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Isabella's Blowing Rock map drawn by Caldecott winner Gail Haley. #Historicalfiction
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The Blowing Rock in N.C. the winds actually blow upward from the gorge below and it is often said that it is the only place in the world that it snows upside down. http://isabellapropeller.com/
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Author Jonathan Graves and Caldecott winning artist Gail Haley are adding the finishing touches to book #2! The new book will deal with the issue of bullying.
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Red Tail, Isabella's companion on her flying adventures, is based on Skoshi, the Red Tailed Hawk located at the Charlotte Raptor Center. #Skoshi #SPShow #carolinaraptorcenter
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Illustrated by #Caldecott winner Gail Haley, each character is drawn from pictures of author Jonathan Graves, his wife, Lucy, and his grandchildren!
Preserving Local History
Isabella is based on The legend of The Blowing Rock. It is said that a young Chickasaw maiden whose lover had fallen off the edge, was brought back to her via the strange winds that are caused by the current of air that flows upward from the gorge below. Some even say it snows upside down at the rock! It is these strange, almost magical winds, that Isabella is given in order to fly. Isabella can only fly in order to help and do good deeds. #blowingrock, #childrensbook #caldecott http://isabellapropeller.com/
Isabella's Illustrator Gail Haley
The Illustrator, Gail, Haley, is the only author/illustrator to win both The Caldecott Award and the Kate Greenwood Award in the U.K.for her children's books illustrations. She has also won The Kadai Tosho Award for illustrations in Japan. Author Jonathan Graves and Illustrator Gail Haley are working on completing the second book in the series. Aren't the illustrations just beautiful and so detailed! http://isabellapropeller.com/isabellas-blowing-rock/
