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Doctor Dolittle the Complete Collection, Vol. 1

Doctor Dolittle the Complete Collection, Vol. 1

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; The Story of Doctor Dolittle; Doctor Dolittle's Post Office

by Hugh Lofting and Hugh Lofting
Hardback
Age range: 8 to 12 years old Publication Date: 12/11/2019

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Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020! Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals.

Rediscover the children's literature classic with three novels from the beloved 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!
ISBN:
9781534448919
9781534448919
Category:
Animal stories (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
8 to 12 years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
12-11-2019
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages:
720
Dimensions (mm):
211x140x58mm
Weight:
0.7kg
Hugh Lofting

Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. He studied engineering in London and America and his work as a civil engineer took him all over the world. He interrupted his career to enlist in the army and fight in the First World War.

Wanting to shield his children from the horrors of combat, including the fate of horses on the battlefield, he wrote to them instead about a kindly doctor who could talk to animals.

After the war he settled with his family in Connecticut and it was from there that he published his Doctor Dolittle books. The Story of Doctor Dolittle was published in 1920, followed by twelve more in the series. The highly acclaimed author died in 1947.

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