The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Name: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241388372
Price: 19.0 NZD
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By Hugh Lofting

Series: A Puffin Book

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Summary

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting is a delightful children's book that follows the adventures of Doctor Dolittle, a physician who can communicate with animals. The story takes readers on exciting journeys across the seas as Doctor Dolittle and his animal companions embark on a series of quests to help those in need. Through clever dialogue and charming characters, the book explores themes of friendship, empathy, and the wonders of the natural world.
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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You might enjoy this charming tale if you love imaginative adventures and animal companions. With its whimsical and heartwarming narrative, it invites you into a world where animals and humans communicate freely, embarking on captivating journeys together. Perfect for anyone who delights in the magic of storytelling and the wonders of the natural world.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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Hugh Lofting's tales of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with the animals, have been classics of children's literature for a century. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle has been fully updated for the modern reader by the author's son, Christopher Lofting.

Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in another amazing adventure and takes nine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins along as his assistant.

Narrated by Tommy, Doctor Dolittle and his crew survive a hair-raising shipwreck and land on the mysterious floating Spidermonkey Island. There they meet the incredible Great Glass Sea Snail, who holds the key to the biggest mystery of all.

A new movie, Dolittle, starring Robert Downey Jr as Dolittle, is coming February 2020. Actors lending their voices include Tom Holland, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Jumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Rami Malek, Frances de la Tour, and starring in live-action roles are Antonio Banderas, Jim Broadbent, and Michael Sheen.

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is praised for its ability to captivate young readers. It features Doctor Dolittle's enchanting adventures, which have been warmly received and capture the imagination of children, winning over many hearts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241388372

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 February 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 299g

Pages: 432

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Hugh Lofting Penguin Books Series: A Puffin Book

About the Author

Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. As a child he kept a miniature zoo in his mother's linen cupboard and enjoyed making up stories for his family. He fought in the trenches during the First World War and it was whilst he was observing the lack of compassion shown to the horses on the battlefields that the idea for Doctor Dolittle was born, as the main character in letters Hugh sent home from the front to entertain his children. The Story of Doctor Dolittle was published in 1920 and followed by a further eleven books. In 1923 Hugh Lofting was awarded the Newbery Medal. He died in 1947.