Royal Flying Doctor Service 3: Medical Mission
By (Author) George Ivanoff
Random House Australia
Random House Australia
2nd May 2016
Australia
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
192
Width 127mm, Height 193mm, Spine 13mm
160g
A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service The challenges of outback life create a double mission for the RFDS! In the middle of the night Josh watches as a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane lands on his family's cattle station, just outside Coober Pedy. The RFDS are there to help his mother deliver her baby, but after the birth they are rushed off to hospital. Josh stays with his dad stay to tend to their property and Josh starts organising a fundraiser for the RFDS. His efforts are cut short when he is bitten by a deadly snake - time is now ticking to get Josh the antivenom he needs.
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