Boldly colored pictures complement a rollicking story in rhyme about a little puffin whose fondness for fishes (he has them for supper and tea) sets the stage for an unusual friendship.

There Once Was a Puffin

Children's Books

Jaques, Florence Page

Animals

Dutton Books for Young Readers

As Far As The Yukon

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

As Far as the Yukon

Literature & Fiction

Kessinger Publishing

Snowshoe Country

This book was developed from rom the diary records of Florence Page Jaques and the black/white illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques, As stated on the dust cover: "From their headquarters Gunflint Lake, these two good companions traveled by snowshoe and dog team to lumber camps and trappers' cabins, across frozen lakes, and through deep pine woods."

University of Minnesota Pres

Book by Jaques, Florence Page, Jaques, Francis Lee

Canoe Country (Borealis Books)

Jaques, Francis Lee

Essays & Correspondence

Minnesota Historical Society Pr

Together, using her journal and his sketches from a winter's journey on Gunflint Lake in northern Minnesota, the Jaqueses produced this delightful book, first published in 1944 and now reissued in its original format.

Snowshoe Country (Borealis Books)

Travel

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Literary

The classic and gorgeous accounts of two legendary naturalists’ journeys through summer and winter in the north country—in two new stand-alone paperback editions\nWhen Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country were first published, in 1938 and 1944, respectively, readers were charmed by their enchanting portrayal of the wilderness of northern Minnesota. Florence Page Jaques and her husband, Francis Lee Jaques, became celebrated champions of the Boundary Waters and its majestic environs. Now, these classic books are both back in print as paperback editions. 
A well-traveled New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota during her first trips to the region, and she recounted those early experiences in Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled. Weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters are interrupted by encounters with the denizens of the north country. In these two volumes, her vivid stories are matched by her famous husband’s spectacular drawings; Francis Lee Jaques captures the delicate power of Minnesota’s seasons, from the cascading falls of summer to the frozen lakes of winter.

Canoe Country (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Univ. of Minnesota Press

Product Description The classic and gorgeous accounts of two legendary naturalists’ journeys through summer and winter in the north country—in two new stand-alone paperback editions When Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country were first published, in 1938 and 1944, respectively, readers were charmed by their enchanting portrayal of the wilderness of northern Minnesota. Florence Page Jaques and her husband, Francis Lee Jaques, became celebrated champions of the Boundary Waters and its majestic environs. Now, these classic books are both back in print as paperback editions. A well-traveled New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota during her first trips to the region, and she recounted those early experiences in Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled. Weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters are interrupted by encounters with the denizens of the north country. In these two volumes, her vivid stories are matched by her famous husband’s spectacular drawings; Francis Lee Jaques captures the delicate power of Minnesota’s seasons, from the cascading falls of summer to the frozen lakes of winter. About the Author Florence Page Jaques (1890–1972) was born in New York. A poet and nature writer, she collaborated with her husband on eight books. Francis Lee Jaques (1887–1969) spent his childhood in Aitkin, Minnesota. His art is world-renowned, with major collections housed in the Museum of Natural History in New York and the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota.

Snowshoe Country (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

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There Once Was a Puffin

As Far as the Yukon

Snowshoe Country

Canoe Country (Borealis Books)

Snowshoe Country (Borealis Books)

As Far As The Yukon

As Far As The Yukon

Canoe Country (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

Snowshoe Country (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)