Violet the Pilot in Canada Review (DOC)

							Title:
Violet the Pilot in Canada - Review

Word Count:
214

Summary:
Violet the Pilot in Canada is the f
irst in the series of children_s bo
ok series written by commercial pil
ot and mother of two, Bettina Bathe
...
Keywords:
children's, book, fiction, aviation,
 series

Article Body:
Violet the Pilot in Canada is the f
irst in the series of children_s bo
ok series written by commercial pil
ot and mother of two, Bettina Bathe
. In this book, Grandpa Cliff along
  with young Chantel and Mathias are
  going on a camping and fishing tri
p in Ontario, Canada.

Violet the pilot and her trusty ani
mal and insect friends are hired to
 take the three tourists to their d
estination in her violet-colored fl
oatplane. Violet teaches her passen
gers about the floatplane, takes th
em through initial flight procedure
s and delivers the tourists safely
to their destination. For Violet, s
afety always comes first as she ins
tructs the tourists how to exit the
 plane, protect themselves against
the damaging sun reflected off the
water and more.

Beautifully illustrated scenery wit
h Canadian wildlife tucked into the
 images here and there will allow f
or more interest in the pictures. T
he illustrator, Barbara Fortin, cre
ates an excellent depiction of rura
l Ontario_s well-known "Cottage Cou
ntry" area.

Violet the Pilot in Canada offers m
ore than entertainment and educatio
n. The author has also dedicated a
portion of the sales of this book t
o the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Additionally, Bettina_s website (ww
w.violetthepilot.com) offers contes
ts and awards for young readers.
ISBN#: 1-4120-3215-6
Author: Bettina Bathe
Illustrator: Barbara Fortin
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: October 2004