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Books
These are all of the books that I was able to get a copy from, yet. Of course there are a lot more about penguins.
Most of my general info is based on the German books of Prof. Culik, but sometimes I used one of the other books for additions.
English GermanPenguin facts Penguin facts Antarctica Antarctica Birds Magazines Novels and/or
children booksNovels and/or
children booksComics You can order a lot of penguin books by
Dutch books
Those who are interested in the Dutch books and magazines will certainly have chosen the Dutch version of this site, so I leave them out here. When you still want to see those books you can click here.
Back to topEnglish books specific about penguin facts
- "The penguins" : a must for penguinlovers
written by Tony Williams with photographs from J.N. Davies and John Busby
Published by Oxford University Press in 1995
ISBN 0-19-854667-X- "Penguin biology" : a must for penguinlovers
written by Lloyd S. Davis and John T. Darby
Published by Academic Press, Inc. in 1990
ISBN 0-12-206335-X- "A visual Introduction to PENGUINS" : a must for penguinlovers
written by Bernard Stonehouse and illustrated by Martin Camm
Published by Checkmark Books (New York) in 2000
ISBN 0-8160-4011-7- "The african penguin - a natural history" : recommended
written by Phil Hockey
Published by Struik Publishers Limited in 2001
ISBN 1 86872 523 5- "Penguins" : recommended
written by Roger Tory Peterson
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York in 1979
ISBN 0-395-89897-8- "Penguins - a worldwide guide" : recommended
written by Remy Marion
Published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., New York in 1995
ISBN 0-8069-4232-0- "Penguin Planet, their world, our world" : recommended
text and photography by Kevin Schafer
Published by North World Press, Minnetonka in 2000
ISBN 1-55971-745-9- "Penguins": new
Beautiful photobook by photographer Wolfgang Kaehler
Published by Chronicle Books, San Fransisco in 1989
ISBN 0-88701-649-6- "Penguins on parade": new
Picturebook about the little penguins in the penguin reserve Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
Published by Scancolor, Australia in 1992
ISBN 0 908144 27 X- "The Seaworld book of Penguins"
written by Frank S. Todd
Published by Seaworld Inc. in 1981
ISBN 0-15-004040-7- "Penguins at home : Gentoos of Antarctica"
designed by Bruce McMillan
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston) in 1993
ISBN 0-395-66560-4- "The total penguin"
written by James Gorman with photographs from Frans Lanting
Edited by Prentice Hall Press in 1990
ISBN 0-13-925041-7- "Penguin : A season in the life of the Adélie penguin"
written by Lloyd Spencer Davis
First published by Pavilion Books Limited, London in 1993
ISBN 1-85793-079-7- "Penguins, a portrait of the animal world"
written by Derek Hastings
Published by Todtri Productions Limited in 1997
ISBN 1-57717-026-1- "Another penguin summer"
written by Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr.
Published by Harrap/London in 1975
ISBN 0-245-52805-9- "Penguins"
written by Robin Nagle, with pictures from Gerry Ellis.
Published by Friedman Group/Gallery Books in 1990
ISBN 0-8317-6792-8- "Penguins"
written by John A. Love
Published by Whittet Books, London in 1994
ISBN 1-873580-16-9- "Penguin"
written by L. Harrison Matthews
Published by Peter Owen Limited, London in 1977
ISBN 0-7206-0504-0- "A book of King Penguins"
written by T.H. Gillespie, director of the Zoological park in Edinburgh
Published by Ebenezer Baylis and Son,Limited, London in 1932- "A Study of a Group of Penguins of Known Age"
written by L.E. Richdale, a study about the yellow-eyed penguin
Published by Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers, Dunedin New Zealand in 1949
Back to topEnglish books specific about Antarctica
- "Animals of the Antarctic : The ecology of the Far South" : recommended
written by Bernard Stonehouse
Published by Eurobook Limited in 1972
ISBN 0-85654-601-1- "The complete story Antarctica": new
Large (600 pages!) reference book about Antarctica by David McGonigal and Dr. Lynn Woodworth
Inclusive bonus cd-rom
Published by The Five Mile Press, Australia in 2001
ISBN 1 86503 541 6- "Polar odyssey": new
Photobook about voyages in the Arctic and Antarctic with photography from Rinie van Meurs
Published by GMB uitgeverij/Oceanwide Expeditions / Pica Press in 2000
ISBN 90-74345-31-X
Back to topEnglish books about birds/animals in general, including penguins
- "Antarctic Birds"
written by David Freeland Parmelee
Published by University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis in 1992
ISBN 0-8166-2000-8
Back to topEnglish novels and/or children books
- "Mr. Popper's Penguin" :
written by Richard and Florence Atwater.
Original title: "Mr. Popper's Penguins", 1938
Schoolversion for German kids published by Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart in 1972
ISBN 3-12-532400-9- "South - the Endurance expedition" :
written by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
First published by William Heinemann, GB in 1919 and several times republished
This version of Penguin Books: ISBN 0-140-28886-4- "White out"
written by James Vance Marshall
Published by Souvenir Press Ltd., London in 1999
ISBN 0 285 63491 7- "I may be some time": new
Story about the dramatic journey from Sir Falcon Scott, written by Francis Spufford
Published as paperback by Faber and Faber, Londen in 2003
ISBN 0-571-21865-2- "90° South: The story about the American South Pole conquest": new
Written by Paul Siple
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York in 1959- "Pingu Annual 1995": new
Written by Brenda Apsley
Published by Egmont publishing Ltd, Manchester in 1995
ISBN 0 7498 2020 9- "Animal Safari: Penguins": new
Pre-schooler booklet with pictures of emperor penguins
Published by National Geographic Society in 1999
ISBN 0-7922-7105-X- "Puzzled penguins, a maze adventure"
written and illustrated by Patrick Merrell
Published by Troll Communications L.L.C. in 1998
ISBN 0-8167-4937-X- "Busy penguins"
written by John Schindel and photographs from Jonathan Chester
Published by Tricycle Press in 2000
ISBN 1-58246-016-7- "Junior Survival Library : The penguin"
written by Mike Linley
Published by Irwin Publishing in 1992
ISBN 0-7725-1894-7- "See how they grow: Penguin"
written by Mary Ling with photographs from Neil Fletcher
Published by DK Publishing Inc. in 1993
ISBN 1-56458-312-0
Back to topGerman books, specific about penguin facts
- "Pinguine- Specialisten fürs Kalte" : ! recommended !
written by Prof. Culik,
Published by BLV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH in 2002,
ISBN 3-405-16318-8.
You can order it directly from BLV Verlag- "Die Welt der Pinguine- Überlebenskünstler in Eis und Meer" : a must for German penguinlovers
written by Prof. Culik/Wilson,
Published by BLV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH in 1993,
ISBN 3-405-14476-0.- "Was ist Was - Pinguine" : a must for German penguinlovers
written by Prof. Boris Culik and illustrated by Wolfgang Freitag.
Published by Tesslof Verlag, Nürnberg in 1998
ISBN 3-7886-0670-3- "Pinguine - Die sympathischen Vögel im Frack":
written by Boris Culik.
Published by BLV Verlagsgesellschaft München Wien Zürich in 1995.
ISBN 3-405-14761-1- "Die Welt der Tiere - Pinguine" : recommended
written by Bernard Stonehouse, translated in German by Hans Utschik.
Original title: "Penguins", published by Arthur Barker Ltd., London
Published in German by Pawlak Verlag - Herrsching/Ammersee in 1968- "Pinguine, die kleinen Leute der Antarktis" : recommended
written by Ron Naveen.
Original title: "Waiting to fly", New York, 1999
Published in German by Scherz Verlag, Bern in 2001
ISBN 3-502-15501-1- "Pinguine" : recommended
written by Dr. Dietland Müller-Schwarze and Christine Müller-Schwarze.
Published by die Neue Brehm-Bücherei in 1977
Lizenz-Nr. 251-510/20/77 - LSV 136 5- "Pinguine" :
written by Annette Barkhausen and Franz Geiser.
Published by Kinderbuchverlag KBV Luzern in 1992
ISBN 3-276-00111-X- "Rätselraten um Pinguine" :
written by Dr. h. c. Rudolf Mell.
Published by Condor Verlag, Berlin-Frohnau in 1947- "Brehms Tierleben: Pinguine im ewigen Eis" :
Published by Neues Verlagshaus für Volksliteratur, Bad Pyrmont in 1956- "Im Reich der Pinguine"
written by Friederike and Horst M. Bronny.
Published by Dieter Krone Verlag in 1997,
ISBN 3-9805289-5-2- "Pinguine - Eine Bildreise"
written by Niels Carstensen.
Published by Ellert en Richter Verlag in 1997
ISBN 3-89234-756-5
Back to topGerman books about Antarctica
- "Leben im ewigen Eis - Eine naturgeschichte der Antarktis"
original in English written by Alistair Fothergill with photographs from Ben Osborne and translated in German by Helga and Dr. Dieter Fleig.
Published by Kynos Verlag in 1996,
ISBN 3-92954-53-5- "Die Antarktis lebt - Eine faszinierende Reise ins ewige Eis"
original written in English by Ron Naveen, Colin Monteath, Tui de Roy and Mark Jones and translated in German by Konrad Dietzfelbinger.
Original published 1990 by Smithsonian Institution Press (English version) and 1991 in the German version by Frederking & Thaler,
ISBN 3-89405-507-3- "Unternehmen Polarstern - Das Bordbuch der Antarktis-Expedition" :
written by Bernard Stonehouse and Maria Pia Casarini.
Original title: "Antarctic expedition"
Published in German by ECON Verlag, in 1988
ISBN 3-430-18801-6- "Eisige Schönheit: Polargebiete" :
Original title: "From Pole to Pole - To the ends of the earth" published by Reader's Digest in 1983
Published in German Verlag Das Beste, Stuttgart in 1999
ISBN 3-87070-815-8- "Zauberwelt der Antarktis": new
Photobook by photographer Franz Lazi
Published in English, German and French by Stürtz Verlag, Würzburg in 1980
ISBN 3 8003 0144 X- "Was ist Was nr 36: Polargebiete" : new
written by Joachim Mallwitz and illustrated by Reiner Zieger and Frank Kliemt.
Published by Tesslof Verlag, Nürnberg in 1993
ISBN 3-7886-0276-7- "Antarktis - Die letzte Grenze" :
written by Richard Laws.
Original title: "Antarctic - The last frontier", by Survival Anglia Limited in 1989
Published in German by Gustav Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach in 1990
ISBN 3-404-63213-3- "Die Erforschung der Antarktis" :
Original title: "L'esplorazione dell' Antartide", Italië
Published in German by Arena Verlag, Würzburg in 1979
ISBN 3-401-00503-0- "Abenteuer Antarktis: Bedrohter Kontinent im ewigen Eis": new
Written by Edwin Mickleburgh
Published as paperback by Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main in 1984
ISBN 3-596-23065-9- "Captain Scott - Die Tragödie in der Antarktis" :
written by Peter Brent.
Original title: "Captain Scott - and the Antarctic Tragedy", published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, London in 1974
Published in German by F. A. Brockhaus, Wiesbaden in 1977
ISBN 3-454-01311-5- "Antarktisches Tagebuch: Forscher am Südpol": new
Original title: "Laboratory at the bottom of the World", published by David McKay Company, New York
Written by Peter Briggs, on the occasion of signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1961
Translated in German and published by Albert Müller Verlag, Zürich in 1972
ISBN 3 275 00478 6- "Männer und Mächte am Südpol" :
written by Walter Sullivan.
Original title: "Quest for a continent"
Published in German by Forum Verlag, Wien in 1957 (?)- "Antarktische Tierwelt"
written by K. Odening.
Published by Urania Verlag, Leipzig in 1984
653 907 9- "635 Tage im Eis" :
written by Alfred Lansing, translated in German by Franca Fritz, Heinrich Knoop and Kristian Lutze.
Original title: "Endurance - Shackleton's incredible journey", published by Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York 1959
Published as pocket in German by Goldman Verlag - München in 1999
ISBN 3-442-15042-6- "Der weisse Kontinent"
Translated in German by Alan Gurney.
Original title: "Below the convergence" by Michael Benthack
Published by Diana-Verlag, Zürich, 1997
ISBN 3-8284-5007-5- "Fauna der Antarktis"
book about the little animals(worms, crusteceans etc. no penguins) by Jürgen Sieg and Johann Wolfgang Wägele.
Published by Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg, 1990
ISBN 3-489-64934-6- "Knaurs Tierleben in Eis und Tundra"
Original title: "Wildlife of the Polar Regions", in 1981
Published from Heinz Sielmann by Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, 1982- "Die Antarktis"
Text and Fotos by Victor Stoll.
Published by Silva-Verlag, Zürich, 1988- "Arktis - Antarktis" :
written by Bernard Stonehouse, translated in German by Beate Gorman.
Published by Reich Verlag, Luzern Switserland, 1993
ISBN 3-7243-0290-8- "Begegnung mit dem Horizont - Antarktis"
Text Hermann Sülberg - Renate Kostrzewa, Fotos Udo Bernhart.
Published by Verlag C.J. Bucher Gmbh, München, 1994, 1995
Titel-Nr. 01876 2- "Antarktis - Porträt eines Kontinents" :
written by Christine Reinke-Kunze
Published by Westermann Verlag GmbH, Braunschweig 1992
ISBN 3-07-50 9601-6- "Antarktis - Maritimer Reiseführer" :
this is a travel guide, written by Christine Reinke-Kunze, for people who wants to visit Antarctica.
Published by Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg 1997
ISBN 3-7822-0711-4- "Marco Polo - Antarktis"
this is a travel guide for people who wants to visit Antarctica.
Published by Mairs Geographischer Verlag, 1996
ISBN 3-89525-259-X- "Weisse Welt der Antarktis" :
written by Günter Skeib.
Published by Brockhaus Verlag in 1963
Back to topGerman novels and/or children books
- "Die Insel der 5 Millionen Pinguine"
story written by Cherry Kearton, who lived several months among them.
Original title "The island of Penguins", published in 1930.
Published by Engelhornverlag Adolf Spemann, Leinfelden in Stuttgart- "Der Kongress der Pinguine" :
filmbook to the Swiss film of Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf: "Der Kongress der Pinguine", 1993- "Am Südpol, denkt man, ist es heiss"
this is a poetry book written by Elke Heidenreich and illustrated by Quint Buchholz. You can also buy a separate CD-version, which has the form of a penguin.
Published by Carl Hanser Verlag, 1998
ISBN 3-446-19443-6- "Pinguine: Die schönsten Geschichten": new
Collection of stories about penguins, written by famous writers like Atwater, Kürkow, Heidenreich, ...
Published by Piper Verlag, München in 2002
ISBN 3-492-23724-X- "Pinguin Pondus": new
Original, Danish title : "Pingvinen Pondus", written and photographs by Ivar Myrhøj, © 1966 Lademann, Kopenhagen
Published in German by Reinbeker Kinderbücher Carlsen Verlag in 1981 (8th reprint)
ISBN 3-551-53001-7- "Pondus und seine Freunde": new
Original, Danish title : "Pondus og hans venner", written and photographs by Ivar Myrhøj, © 1967 Lademann, Kopenhagen
Published in German by Reinbeker Kinderbücher Carlsen Verlag in 1976
ISBN 3 551 51090 3- "Der Pinguin"
this is a children's book with folios.
Published by Meyers Kleine Kinderbibliothek, 1996
ISBN 3-411-09611-X- "Naanu, der kleine Pinguin"
children book, written by Theresa Radcliffe and illustrated by John Butler.
Original English title: "Nanu, Penguin Chick", edited by Penguin Books Ltd.
Published by Esslinger Verlag J.F. Schreiber in 2000
ISBN 3-480-20682-4- "So lebt der Pinguin" :
Written by Paula Z. Hogan and Herbert Oetzmann
Graphics by Geri K. Strigenz
Original English title: "The life cycle of the penguin"
Published in German by Quelle & Meyer, Heidelberg in 1979
ISBN 3-494-01002-1- "Cool bleiben" :
Published by Pattloch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München in 2001
ISBN 3-629-00496-2- "Petronella ... ein Pinguinkind"
Childrenbook, written by Margaret Klare.
Published by Verlag Origami International in 1992
ISBN 3-928829-03-3- "Das Pinguin-Kinderbuch": new
Written by Lauritz Sømme and Sybille Kalas
Published by Verlag Neugeborener Press, Salzburg-München in 1988
ISBN 3-85195-212-X- "Tom Turbo: Die Pinguin-Piraten": new
Written by Thomas Brezina
Published by hpt-Verlagsgesellschaft, Wien in 1995
ISBN 3-7004-3566-5- "Die Insel der Pinguine": new
Original English title : "The sea Islanders", geschreven door Joyce West, © Dent and Sons, London 1970
Published in German by Schweizer Jugend Verlag, Solothurn in 1972
ISBN 3 7260 0008 9- "Alku, der Pinguin": new
Original in French written by Olivier Seigneur
Published in German by VGS Verlagsgesellschaft, Köln in 1989
ISBN 3-8025-5079-X- "Ping und Pong, die lustigen Pinguine": new
Written in German rhyme by Vera
Published by Zwei-Bären-Verlag, Bern in 1974- "Disneys wunderbare Tierwelt: Die Pinguine": new
This book is based on the Disney cartoon of the same name.
Published in German by Egmont Horizont Verlag in 2001- "Wie nr. 137 zu seinem Namen findet": new
Story, written by Ina Bauckholt, about an african penguin who escaped from the zoo at Münster, Germany
Published by AL°L Verlag Spielkal, Münster in 1998- "Schneemann Karlchen auf grosser Fahrt"
written by Angelica Rissmann, illustrations from Christian Kämpf.
Published by Coppenrath Verlag Münster in 1997
ISBN 3-8157-1556-3- "Pinguine sind auch nur Menschen" :
jokes written by Wolfgang Willnat.
Published by Franz Schneider Verlag, München in 1992
ISBN 3-505-04479-2- "Mr. Poppers Pinguine" :
written by Richard and Florence Atwater.
Original title: "Mr Popper's penguins", 1938 published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Published in German bij Tosa Verlag, Wien in 1986
ISBN 3-85001-187-9- "Alles Pinguin, oder was?" :
written by Dorothee Haentjes and Philip Waechter.
Published by Heinrich Ellermann Verlag, München in 1997
ISBN 3-7632-4633-9- "Paul Pinguin" :
written by Eva André and Peter Mrozek.
Published by Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg in 1995
ISBN 3-551-08549-8- "Olrik, ein Tag im Leben eines Pinguins" :
written by Alfred Könner.
Published by Altberliner Verlag Lucie Groszer- "Du schaffst es, kleiner Pinguin" :
written by Mick Inkpen.
Original title: "Penguin small", England 1992
Published in German by Brunnen Verlag, Giessen in 1993
ISBN 3-7655-5582-7- "Reise zu den Pinguinen" :
written by Hermann Altenburger.
Published by Carlsen Verlag, in 1980
ISBN 3-551-11633-4- "Otto Pinguin weiß alles besser" :
written by Jill Tomlinson and translated by Elisabeth Rühle.
Original title: "Penguin's progress", by Jill Tomlinson in 1975
Published in German by Franz Schneider Verlag, München in 1977
ISBN 3-505-07728-3- "Pinguin Pinggi braucht Hilfe" :
written by Etienne Bruneel.
Published by Neptun Verlag, Kreuzlingen (CH) in 1991
ISBN 3-85820-090-0- "Spass mit Tieren: Zwei Pinguine reisen um die Welt" :
written by Helmut Höfling.
Published by Ennslin & Laiblin Verlag, Reutlingen in 1987
ISBN 3-7709-0632-2- "Arktis und Antarktis"
games about Arctica and Antarctica for the computer.
Original in English edited by Two-Can Publishing Ltd., 1997
Published in German by Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf in 1998
ISBN (with disk) 3-491-82013-8
ISBN (with cd-rom) 3-491-82012-X- "Pinguine - Fensterbilder aus Tonkarton" :
TOPP craft book nr. 1683 by Angelika Kipp.
Published by Frech Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany in 1993
ISBN 3-7724-1683-7- "Transfers : Pinguine und Familie Seehund" :
TOPP Hobbidee nr. 07-015 71
Published by Frech Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany in 1996
Back to topGerman comics with penguins
- "Onkel Dagobert nr 12"
in German
Published by Egmont Ehapa Verlag in 2000
ISBN 3-7704-1994-4- "Woody Woodpecker nr. 10": new
A cartoon book including a comic of Chilly Willy
Published by Condor Comic, Frankfurt
Back to topGerman magazines
- "Geo Special: Arktis und Antarktis": new
Edition February/March 2003- "Unterricht Biologie: Antarktis": new
Special for school
Published by Friedrich Verlag, Seelze in 1991
ISBN 3-617-03169-2- "BBC Wildlife nr 11/ November 94": new
With an extensive article about the making of of "Life in the freezer"
- "Der Spiegel - Edition nr. 4/2003"
with an article about Antarctica.
Published by Spiegel Verlag, Hamburg in January/2003- "Mare nr. 30 - Edition February 2002"
with a large special about penguins.
Published by Dreiviertel Verlag, Hamburg in February 2002
Still available by Mare- "Geolino - Edition 1/2002"
with an article, where they show clearly that penguins not always live in snow and ice, but often between green grass and trees.
Text: Vera Noll and pictures: Kevin Schafer.
Published by Gruner + Jahr AG & Co, Hamburg in 1/2002
ISBN 3-570-19358-60016-5816- "Bild der Wissenschaft - Edition 1/2002"
with an article about Antarctica.
Published by Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt GmbH, Stuttgart in 1/2002- "Terra - Fascination unserer Erde - Uitgave 2/2001"
with an article from Kevin Schafer about penguins.
Published by Tecklenborg Verlag in April 2001- "Szenen der Welt - Edition nr.1 juni/2000"
with two articles (about 30 pages) devoted to penguins, written by sea-biologist Boris Culik and the second about the largest Penguinarium of the world, namely Planet Pinguin on Tenerife (Loro Parque), written by Mónica Pérez de las Heras.
Published by Mundo Océanico Canario.- "Gefiederte Welt - Edition 4/2000"
with an article, devoted to Planet Pinguin, the largest Penguinarium in Europe located on Tenerife.
Published by Dr. J. Steinbacher from Eugen Ulmer Gmbh & co Verlag in 4/2000
ISBN 0016-5816- "Das Tier - Edition 1/2000"
with an article devoted to penguins, written by one of the famous penguin-photographers Jonathan Chester.
Published by Dr. Schliemann from Egmont Ehapa Verlag Gmbh in 1/2000
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