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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 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

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

"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."

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

The Story of Doctor Dolittle, published in 1920, is the first in the classic series of children's books that center around the adventures of a man who has the ability to talk to animals.Hugh Lofting was a British writer and civil engineer. Lofting is now best known for writing... 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

Doctor Dolittle, a little, lovable old doctor, had so many animal pets spread throughout his house and garden that patients would not come to him anymore. As a result, he became poorer and poorer.

But Doctor Dolittle occupied nearly all of his time tending to... Read Full Overview

A beautiful paperback of Hugh Lofting's enduring children's classic Doctor Dolittle, with original illustrations by the author.

The beloved first adventure of Doctor Dolittle begins in the quiet village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh.

In this charming opening volume of the series, Hugh Lofting introduces the kindly physician whose life changes forever when he learns to speak the language... 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

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 to speak... 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