<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Narrated by nine-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, this book chronicles the delightful voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his faithful friends Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey as they survive a perilous shipwreck on Floating Island and other surprises.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><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/>Doctor Dolittle returns in this classic Newbery Medal winner!</b> <p/>Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal! Told by 9-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, Doctor Dolittle and company survive a perilous shipwreck and land on the mysterious, floating Spidermonkey Island. There he meets the Great Glass Sea Snail who holds the key to the biggest mystery of all.<br> <p/></p><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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