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    John Flynn: The Man Who Created Australia's "Mantle of Safety": A 15-Minute Biography
    John Flynn: The Man Who Created Australia's "Mantle of Safety": A 15-Minute Biography
    John Flynn: The Man Who Created Australia's "Mantle of Safety": A 15-Minute Biography
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    John Flynn: The Man Who Created Australia's "Mantle of Safety": A 15-Minute Biography

    By Jeannie Meekins

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    John Flynn was a man with a dream. The outback of Australia was a land of risk and adventure. It was also a land of isolation and danger.
    Flynn wanted to create a “mantle of safety” across the outback. He set up hospitals, hostels, nursing homes and welfare centres, and created the world’s first aerial medical service – the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
    Flynn had a simple philosophy. He believed that if you start with an idea, nothing can stop it.

    Find out more about this man who brought medical service to Australia's outback and why he has more memorials dedicated to him than any other Australian.

    15-Minute biographies.
    Ages 8 and up.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateDec 29, 2013
    ISBN9781311236692
    John Flynn: The Man Who Created Australia's "Mantle of Safety": A 15-Minute Biography
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    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

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      John Flynn - Jeannie Meekins

      JOHN FLYNN

      The Man Who Created Australia's Mantle of Safety

      By Jeannie Meekins

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

      Editor: Richard Martin

      Smashwords Edition

      Text (c) Copyright 2013 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.

      Published by LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you

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