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Lin, Grace

Olvina Flies

32 pp. | Holt | April, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-6711-6 $$15.95

(2) K-3 Olvina, a literal and figurative chicken, longs to attend the Bird Convention in Hawaii, but her fear of flying is keeping her home. Her friend Will encourages her to face her fear and go. Every stage of the trip makes her nervous, but as each step is completed safely, she begins to relax. Children who may be similarly fearful can follow Olvina through all of the unfamiliar sights, sounds, and sensations of a plane trip.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003