The Story of Dr. Dolittle [electronic resource] : Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts
Lofting, Hugh2014
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Dr. Dolittle has a deep love of animals, and he wants to give them all a home—but this scares all of his human patients away. So Dr. Dolittle's parrot decides to teach him how to talk to animals. After learning the secret language, Dr. Dolittle becomes a veterinarian. Poor Dr. Dolittle always has money problems, but when he learns of a monkey epidemic in Africa, he has to help. In gratitude, Dr. Dolittle is given a rare creature who is part unicorn. But on the way home ... they run into pirates! Does Dr. Dolittle make it home safely? What happens to his animal friends? This classic story will hold you spellbound to the end.
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Author:
Lofting, Hugh, AuthorFrohman, Bobbie, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Blackstone Publishing, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Series:
Doctor Dolittle
Audience:
Reading grade level: 4-5
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Hugh Lofting (1886–1947) was born in Maidenhead, England, of English and Irish parents. He was an officer in the Irish Guards when he found that writing illustrated letters to his children eased the terrific strain of war which he felt so keenly. These letters became The Story of Doctor Dolittle, published in 1920. Since then children all over the world have read the Dr. Dolittle stories with devotion and pleasure.
ISBN:
9781483012230
Language:
English
BRN:
3800064
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