Duck Translations

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

cw: cultural appropriation

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

From the French edition of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook published in 1970.

Anyone familiar with the Junior Woodchucks, the scouting organization in the Donald Duck Universe, will know about their fabulous guidebook, which appears to contain information and advice on every possible subject despite its small, paperback format.

But did you know that real-life versions of the fictional guidebook have existed since the late 1960s?

The first collection was created in Italy by Mondadori. The first volume was published in 1969 and later translated and published in several other countries. From what I've seen online, these included France, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Brasil and the U.S..

I have found scans of a couple of volumes in my native language (French) as well as some in Italian.

Here are two pages I translated into English (sorry if there are any mistakes) from a French scan, to give you an idea of the type of content to be found in these books! Both are tutorials, one is about a specific flower, the other about a magic trick.