Colorful Dolphin Library
Under the name Colorful Library in were Delphin-Verlag publishes 1,960 small nature guide from the years due to their child-friendly, but extremely competent and precise formulations and visual equipment soon enjoyed great popularity.
The booklets each comprised around 160 pages and, in addition to a few photos, mainly featured hand-drawn illustrations. The titles z. B. from:
St. Martin's Press (Golden Guides) / USA
Piccole guide Mondadori / Italy
Le petite Guide Hachette / France
history
Initially 16 volumes appeared, including on animals, fossils, stars and other topics (list below). In the series mainly titles from the American book series "Golden Guides" (initially "Golden Nature Guides") were adopted. The author of many of these little books was the New Yorker Herbert Zim , who was able to explain difficult relationships, for example in the field of astronomy, with clear and precise words that are typical of American scientists.
Much of the original simplicity was lost in the German translations by Delphin-Verlag. It is therefore interesting to compare the original English with the corresponding German text passages.
The range was expanded in the late 1970s. The little books were reprinted a few times and were available until the 1980s. The American model was published again in 2001 under the name "Golden Guides by St. Martin's Press".
Some of the volumes in the series were published under license by Buch- und Zeit-Verlag. B. Sterne (special edition 1988; ISBN 3-7735-7880-6 ) and herbs and spices by Julia Morton (special edition 1988, ISBN 3-77357886-5 ).
title
| Volume no. | title | Illustrations | Initial release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birds - European species | 120 | 1966 |
| 2 | Butterflies - European species | 250 | 1966 |
| 3 | Wildflowers - European species | 150 | |
| 4th | Stones and minerals | 400 | 1967 |
| 5 | Animal Science - Introduction to Zoology | 450 | 1956 |
| 6th | Stars - Introduction to Astronomy | 450 | |
| 7th | Freshwater fish and sport fishing in freshwater | 150 | |
| 8th | Wild - European game animals | 70 | 1967 |
| 9 | Cooking - quick, good, French | ||
| 10 | Trees - native and alien species | 120 | |
| 11 | Marine fish and sport fishing by the sea | 80 | |
| 12 | Mushrooms - European species | 120 | 1964 |
| 13 | Medicinal plants - native and alien species | ||
| 14th | House plants and cacti | 190 | |
| 15th | Beauty care and gymnastics | ||
| 16 | Seaside - flora and fauna of the European coasts | 470 | |
| 17th | Zoo animals - mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians | 450 | |
| 18th | Dog breeds - characteristics and characteristics | 1970 | |
| 19th | Alpine flowers - blooming mountain plants of Central Europe | 130 | 1970 |
| 20th | The moon. Knowledge and exploration, from ancient times to Apollo 11 | 400 | |
| 21st | Flowerless plants | 480 | |
| 22nd | Celestial science and celestial observation | 90 | |
| 23 | Fossils - documents of the history of the earth | 450 | |
| 24 | Orchids - wild species from all over the world | 420 | 1973 |
| 25th | Mammals. Wild European species | 200 | 1979 |
| 26th | European bird life | ||
| 27 | Caves and caving | 450 | 1975 |
| 28 | Seashells and snails of the sea | ||
| 29 | Tropical flowers | ||
| 30th | Life and environment. Introduction to ecology | 150 | |
| 31 | herbs and spices | ||
| 32 | Cats. Breed standards and keeping in the house | 100 | 1979 |
| 33 | Aquarium fish - tropical species and their keeping | 120 | 1979 |
| 34 | The human body | 240 | 1979 |
| 35 | Horses and ponies | 120 | 1980 |
| 36 | Flowering shrubs and trees in the garden | 1980 | |
| 37 | Birds of prey and owls | 140 | 1980 |
| 38 | Garden flowers - summer flowers and perennials | 140 | 1980 |
| 39 | Roses - varieties, care and breeding | 1979 | |
| 40 | The prehistory man | 1981 |