Royal Flying Doctor Service 1: Remote Rescue
By (Author) George Ivanoff
Random House Australia
Random House Australia Children's Books
1st February 2016
Australia
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
192
Width 128mm, Height 197mm, Spine 15mm
142g
A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service An isolated location and last-minute complications put this rescue in danger! Sam, Dawson and Emma are taking a road trip with their dad along the dusty Oodnadatta Track. They stop at Farina, an old ghost town full of crumbling buildings u perfect for a game of tip. But as they run through the ruins, their dad seriously injures his leg and it's up to the kids to find help. They manage to call the Royal Flying Doctor Service, but the situation is so bad it's up to Dawson to administer first aid to his dad until the aeromedical retrieval team arrives.
George Ivanoff is an author and stay-at-home dad residing in Melbourne. He has written over 90 books for kids and teens, including the the RFDS adventures, the You Choose series and the Gamers trilogy. He has books on both the Victorian and NSW Premier's Reading Challenge lists, and he has won a couple of awards including the 2015 YABBA for Fiction for Younger Readers. Writing the RFDS adventures has given him the chance to learn so much about the Australian Outback, medical emergencies and the outstanding work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He is excited and honoured to have had the chance to write these books. George drinks too much coffee, eats too much chocolate and watches too much Doctor Who. If you'd like to find out more about George and his writing, check out his website- georgeivanoff.com.au