Blue Harback 483 page book. Writing on the spine in gold lettering with an image of an ancient Greek (Spartan?) soldier in a circle at the bottom. Two gold lines across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover are blank. No dust cover. Inside is an order form for ordering more books from the same published - Pergamon Press.non-fictionA non-fiction book detailing information about Antarctic weather patterns.meteorological, weather, antarctic, 1950s, maritime, nautical, portland

This book of 247 pages includes illustrations and maps. The front cover features an illustration of two skiers looking at another skier in the distance.fictionA novel written by Elyne Mitchell, a prodigious Australian author who wrote more than 30 books based around life in the High Country of Victoria. Her most widely know were the Silver Brumby series of 13 books published in more than 40 countries. In 1988 she received the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to literature. She write 26 novels as well as 10 non-fiction publications. Elyne Mitchell passed away on 4th March 2002 in Corryong, Victoria "Winged Skis" was her sixth novel. When Barry Mitchell discovers the track of a lone skier he is tempted to follow the tracks, but there are plenty of other things to do, like work hard for his exams, and learn to ski with his new friend Michael Hastings. Barry means to learn to be the perfect skier and spend his future life with the beauty of the mountains.elyne mitchell, snowy mountains, juvenile literature australia