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The Story of Doctor Dolittle - by Hugh Lofting (Paperback)

The Story of Doctor Dolittle - by  Hugh Lofting (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Doctor Dolittle prefers his animal patients to his people patients. And one day when a mysterious call beckons him to Africa, he discovers that he can talk to animals. Now the people are talking about Doctor Dolittle.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Dolittle </i>is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, and John Cena! <p/> Meet the character who inspired the classic books in Dr. Dolitte's first grand adventure!</b> <p/> Doctor Dolittle is one of kind. Not only can he talk to animals--but he can understand them too! One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from Africa--the monkeys there need his help. So he sails off from his home, bringing along all his pals: Dab-Dab, the duck; Jip, the dog; Gub-Gub, the baby pig; Polynesia, the parrot; and Too-Too, the owl. Join the doctor and his animal friends on an amazing adventures. They even meet the rarest of all animals, the two-headed pushmi-pullyu!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Any child who is not given the opportunity to make the acquaintance of this rotund, kindly, and enthusiastic doctor/naturalist and all of his animal friends will miss out on something important."-- <i>Jane Goodall</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Hugh Lofting</b> was born in 1886 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. His Doctor Dolittle books first appeared on paper in the form of letters to his children, Elizabeth and Colin. Lofting wrote a number of children's books besides the Dolittle series, including <i>The Story of Mrs. Tubbs</i> (1923), <i>Tommy</i>, <i>Tilly and Mrs. Tubbs</i> (1936), <i>Porridge Poetry</i> (1924), <i>The Twilight of Magic</i> (1930), and <i>Gub Gub's Book</i> (1932). Lofting also wrote one book for adults, <i>Victory for the Slain</i> (1942). He died in 1947 in Santa Monica, California.

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