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The flying optometrist / written by Joanne Anderton ; illustrated by Karen Erasmus.

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ISBN	9780642279132 (hardback)
Name	Anderton, Joanne author.
Title	The flying optometrist / written by Joanne Anderton ; illustrated by Karen Erasmus.
Published	Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia in association with Brien Holden Vision Institute, [2017]
Published	©2017
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary	The Flying Optometrist travels in his little red aeroplane from his practice in the city to a remote outback town. Lots of people are waiting for him! Aunty can't see well enough to carve her emu eggs and Bill the plumber has a splinter in his eye. Young Stephanie can't wait for him to arrive as she has broken her glasses and can't join in games of cricket and have fun with her friends - she can't see the ball! Hurry up Flying Optometrist! Where is he? Is he lst? The townsfolk wait with bated breath until finally the Flying Optometrist's little red plane appears, having only just missed a bad storm. A big meal waits for him in the local hotel. Then he gets to work checking eyesight. The Flying Optometrist doesn't have long, but he helps as many people as he can. He returns to the city, but Stephanie has to wait a little longer for an exciting package to come - her own new glasses! This whimsically fun picture book features lively non-fiction sections about the `real' flying optometrist and the history of aerial rural services in Australia, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Target audience note	3-6 years old.
Reading Program Note	Premier's Reading Challenge K-2.
Subjects	Optometrists -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction
	Bush pilots -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction
	Country life -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction
	Children's stories -- Pictorial works
	Australian fiction
	Premier's Reading Challenge K-2
Genre	Medical fiction
Genre	Picture books
Other Names	Erasmus, Karen illustrator.
Added Corporate Names	National Library of Australia issuing body.
Added Corporate Names	Brien Holden Vision Institute issuing body.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Australian fiction . Bush pilots -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction . Children's stories -- Pictorial works . Country life -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction . Medical fiction . Optometrists -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction . Picture books . Premier's Reading Challenge K-2 . See Also: Australian literature . Children's stories, Australian . Science fiction, Australian . Short stories, Australian . Authors: Anderton, Joanne . Brien Holden Vision Institute . Erasmus, Karen . National Library of Australia .

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