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John Doolittle is a kind-hearted country physician who keeps goldfish in his pond, rabbits in the pantry, white mice in a piano, and a hedgehog in the cellar. He also has an unusual gift: he can talk to animals -- a talent that comes in handy, since he prefers treating animals,... Read Full Overview

Doctor Dolittle has been beloved by children for more a century and will soon come to life again in the new movie, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.

*** PUBLISHERS NOTE: ALL NEGATIVE ETHNIC/RACIAL STEREOTYPES AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL 1920 EDITION HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED *** THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE! NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!!! Dr.John Dolittle M.D. , the most respected doctor in the small... Read Full Overview

The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts, was written and illustrated by the British author Hugh Lofting. It was first published in 1920. It is the first of his Doctor Dolittle book series about... Read Full Overview

The Story of Doctor Dolittle is a beloved children's classic that sparks imagination and wonder. Join Doctor Dolittle, a kind-hearted veterinarian who can talk to animals, on his whimsical adventures across the globe. Hugh Lofting's enchanting tale transports readers to a... Read Full Overview

"After a while, with the parrot's help, the Doctor got to learn the language of the animals so well that he could talk to them himself and understand everything they said."

Here is the first adventure of everyone's favorite doctor, Doctor Doolittle. He lives a boring life in the sleepy little town, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. But that all changes when an crocodile moves in and his parrot, Polynesia, takes it upon herself to teach the Good Doctor how... Read Full Overview

Foreword by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack. Afterword by Peter Glassman. When a swallow arrives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with the news that the monkeys of Africa are ill and only the doctor who talks with animals can save them, Doctor Dolittle and such good friends... Read Full Overview

Hugh Lofting was a British author best known for creating Doctor Dolittle, one of the most famous characters in children's literature. The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the first out of twelve Dolittle books. The book introduces us to the great English physician who can talk to... Read Full Overview

This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf.

Headache? Tummy troubles? A patient could not hope for a better doctor than John Dolittle, MD, of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh - not if one searched the entire kingdom... Read Full Overview

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's... Read Full Overview

Doctor Dolittle has a unique gift: he knows how to talk with animals of every kind. Join him as he uses his special skills to help a circus crocodile with a toothache; travels to Africa with his brave animal crew to bring the homesick croc back home; and fights off a band of... Read Full Overview

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 The Story of Doctor Dolittle. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages. He later becomes a naturalist,... Read Full Overview