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This book is mostly about a dog called Fjord; a very special dog who lived a life that most dogs can only dream of. Fjord lived and worked in the Pyrenean mountains with Caroline, his human companion. They lived side by side, constantly connected through work and affection, trusting each other in the sometimes solitary, sometimes dangerous world of avalanche control and mountain safety. This book invites you into Fjord's world and shares important knowledge about how to keep yourself safe whilst enjoying snowsports. You will learn about Fjord's life from the moment he wakes to the moment he goes to sleep. Follow him as he makes the slopes safe, prevents avalanches, responds to emergency alerts, jumps into rescue helicopters, educates children and so much more. By the end, you may almost feel Fjord's wet nose on your face.

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Caroline Elliott fell in love with mountains at the age of ten during her first ski holiday in France. Once bitten by the bug, she sought out opportunities to keep returning to the snowy peaks; ski instructing, ski ballet and then ski patrol. She has been enticed back regularly to her happy place, the Alpine snowy folds.Caroline has followed a unique career following her passion and is one of the few British females to go to the French Ecole National de Ski et d'Alpinisme in Chamonix where she gained the Pisteur Secouriste 2éme degré in 2011. Not satisfied with this accolade, she trained further in the French system to become a controlled bomber for avalanche control and as an Avalanche Dog Handler with the ANENA in 2012.Starting the community interest company FjordSAR CIC in 2020, Caroline's wealth of experience and passion is now focussed on educating youngsters so that they can enjoy the mountain environment as safely as possible.'Fjord's Mountain Mission is the first in what will be a series of books set around the exciting adventures of Caroline's avalanche dog Fjord, helping whisk youngsters away to the magical mountain environment whilst helping them learn essential mountain safety knowledge. Evgenia born and grew up in Almaty, a gorgeous city in the foothills of the Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan. She worked as a graphic designer in various companies for about 15 years including the international advertising agency Leo Burnett. She has continued as a freelancer since moving to the UK in 2008. Eventually she changed her career to illustrating. She enjoys drawing humorous characters in a sketchy effortless style.

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