Name: Doctor Dolittle the Complete Collection, Vol. 1: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; The Story of Doctor Dolittle; Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
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Author: Hugh Lofting
ISBN: 9781534448919

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Doctor Dolittle the Complete Collection, Vol. 1: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; The Story of Doctor Dolittle; Doctor Dolittle's Post Office

Type

Physical Book

Author

Hugh Lofting

Publisher

Aladdin

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

720

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781534448919

Synopsis "Doctor Dolittle the Complete Collection, Vol. 1: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; The Story of Doctor Dolittle; Doctor Dolittle's Post Office "

The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle—the major motion picture starring Robert Downey Jr.—soars into theaters on January 17, 2020! Hugh Lofting’s tales of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with the animals, have been classics of children’s literature for a century. They have now been assembled in their entirety in this beautiful four volume collection, fully updated for the modern reader by the author’s son, Christopher Lofting. Discover the world of Doctor Dolittle with the first three books of this beloved children’s series!Here are the good Doctor’s three exciting tales of world travel, beginning with his greatest adventure. In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal, the Doctor and his young assistant, Tommy Stubbins, travel in search of the brilliant naturalist Long Arrow, culminating in a meeting with the most fabled creature of all, the Great Glass Sea Snail! The Story of Doctor Dolittle details how the Doctor came to learn the languages of animals, and how he was called to Africa where he meets the rarest of all beasts, the marvelous two-headed pushmi-pullyu! And in another African adventure, Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office, the Doctor establishes the only postal service in the world where birds deliver the mail!

Hugh Lofting

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Hugh John Lofting was an English writer and civil engineer who created the character of Doctor Dolittle —one of the classics of children's literature. After serving in World War I, where he was seriously injured, he and his family moved to Connecticut in the U.S.

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