Classic Starts®: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Illustrated by Lucy Corvino

Afterword by Arthur Pober

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On Sale: Feb 5, 2008
Page Count: 160 pages
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN-13: 9781402745744

Doctor Dolittle is a very special vet—because he knows how to talk to the animals! So when he hears that there’s a terrible sickness hurting all the monkeys in Africa, the good doctor knows he must go and help them. Soon he’s off on an exciting adventure across the seas in this superb retelling of Hugh Lofting’s beloved classic.

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Hugh Lofting

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Hugh Lofting (1886–1947) was born in Berkshire, England. He was an author and civil engineer best known for creating Doctor Dolittle, the iconic children’s book character who could talk to animals. Beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), Lofting wrote fifteen novels and story collections featuring the character, and won the 1922 Newbery Medal for The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.

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