Canadian commercial pilot, owner of a publishing company, mother of two and author of the Violet the Pilot childrens book series, Bettina Bathe has a talent and energy for todays youth. I think this aviation adventure fiction series is appropriate for children aged between three and eight years old.
Her childrens book series focus during one season in one country at a time, though the adventures in each book are widely different and involve a various aircraft. Starting in Canada, Bettinas main character takes three passengers in a floatplane for a camping/fishing trip during the spring. Her second book has Violet the Pilot taking two young French passengers on a hot-air balloon ride to a site where the pair can start a bike tour adventure and enjoy falls beautiful colors. Bettinas third book in the series is centered on the Hawaiian Islands during the summer season, where two young passengers desire a scenic tour of the islands in Violets helicopter. In this book, there is an unexpected adventure when the three were called upon to rescue a stranded baby whale.
These books could be considered educational tools as the illustrator, Barbara Fortin, incorporates...