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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)
Hugh Lofting
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ASIN: 0060776005
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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Doctor John Dolittle, the veterinarian who can actually talk to animals, sets sail on the high seas for new adventures! Accompanied by his young friend Tommy Stubbins and the beloved animals of his household -- Polynesia the parrot, Jip the dog, and Chee-Chee the monkey -- the good doctor is off to forbidding Spider Monkey Island to examine the rare jabizri beetle. But the mysterious island holds another, darker secret: The famous Indian naturalist, Long Arrow, has mysteriously disappeared -- and Doctor Dolittle urgently needs to speak with him.

Doctor Dolittle and his friends brave a shipwreck, find the floating island, and meet the incredible Great Glass Sea Snail -- the keeper of the greatest mystery of all. This is the most popular of the twelve Doctor Dolittle novels. The next has been carefully edited for modern readers by renowned children's book authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack. This new edition, featuring color illustrations by best-selling artist Michael Hague, is sure to bring a whole new generation under the spell of Doctor Dolittle and his animal friends.

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ONE early morning in the Springtime, when I was wandering among the hills at the back of the town, I happened to come upon a hawk with a squirrel in its claws. It was standing on a rock and the squirrel was fighting very hard for its life. The hawk was so frightened when I came upon it suddenly like this, that it dropped the poor creature and flew away. I picked the squirrel up and found that two of its legs were badly hurt. So I carried it in my arms back to the town.

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Great Read Aloud.......2007-04-03

This book is a great read aloud for young children. Mine can't get enough. I have found them combing over an atlas a few times after our reading sessions. I also think this would be a great read aloud in the classroom, especially before a writer's workshop.

Extraordinary update.......2007-02-08

Got this book out of the library, and my young daughter was mesmerized by the extraordinary illustrations, as well as being fascinated by the good doctor, and his ability to speak to his various and highly characterized animal friends.

While it's not the original, I wouldn't have been able to read her the original (not on shelves around the libraries where I live). So, this was a really great way to introduce her.

Since she liked this one so much, she's checked out at least 7 other Dolittle books, so I'm quite grateful to Books of Wonder that they re-did this one and the Story of Dr. Dolittle with the Michael Hague illustrations; they opened a whole world to my daughter, and she can read through a couple of pages at a time herself now that she's 8. Also, we read aloud as the bedtime story, and there's plenty to talk about as far as different time, era, animal behavior, friendship etc. I'd never seen any Hague illustrations before and I was bowled over by them myself. I'm ordering off Amazon as a gift book

As far as the editing/censorship, there's still plenty to talk about in adventures taking place in a different time and place.

READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-01-19

I honestly think this book was sooooooooooo interesting and that anyone who doesn't like it is insane!!!!!! I'm a really good reader but this book was a little hard for me. SO, READ IT NOW!!!!!!!

Champion of Animal Rights.......2005-08-20

This 1922 childhood classic by Hugh Lofting is related by 10-12 year old Tommy Stubbins, the son of a poor cobbler. Totally swept up in the new science of Natural Studies, Tommy rises from client (with a wounded squirrel) to apprentice, despite his parents' reluctance. From the moment the boy meets Dr. John Doolittle of Puddleby-on-Marsh Tommy's life will never be the same; he will experience the natural and geologic wonders of the world as he accompanies the learned Dr. Doolittle on voyages of exploration.

Respected as an eminent Naturalist this middle-aged bachelor keeps a veritable menagerie in his home and in his private, backyard zoo. Animals truly love this man because of his kindness and compassion, his medical skills, plus his generosity with his time, talents and modest resources. But there is a more compelling reason for his zoological success: this man can actually Talk with most species of the animal kingdom!

Eventually Tommy finds himself onboard a newly-purchased ship called THE CURLEW, as the Doctor embarks on a voyage of discovery and rescue across the Atlantic. Seeking a mysterious, floating isle called Spider Monkey Island, and the vanished Long Arrow--an unappreciated naturalist in his own, Native American world. The pair enlist the aid of Bumpo, an African prince who has studied in England. But it is the Dcotor's devoted animal companions who prove invaluable, on both sides of the ocean: Dab Dab the housekeeper Duck; Jip the dog; Chee Chee, the African chimp; Polynesia, the brains of the outfit; and Miranda, the exotic messenger bird of paradise.

Tommy faithfully records these incredible experiences for generations of children (of all ages) to enjoy: the trial of a man accused of murder in a Mexican mine; a wager about bull fighting on a Spanish island; stowaways and a shipwreck; rescue of trapped Indians; a war and reconstruction--white man style; Indians buried alive; the dilemma of the white man's burden, and a fantastic submarine, trans-Atlantic crossing. Lofting includes a mild satire on British institutions, food habits and climate. Yet he offers a serious sub-theme of the role/effect of White man upon native cultures: is it morally necessary to "Civilize" native cultures? This delightful fantasy is easy to read and this 1950's edition offers curious pen and ink sketches typical of the early 20's-a true Kid Klassic!

wonderful!!!.......2005-05-14

This book is absolutely fabulous. I don't care if people cut out some good bits, but that still can't change the fact that this is a great book. It's the only one i've ever read, and I like it just the way it is.

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THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
LOFTING
Manufacturer: CAPE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Manufacturer: 1st World Library - Literary Society
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1421800489

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ALL that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him - indeed a great deal of it took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man's life which I myself saw and took part in. Many years ago the Doctor gave me permission to do this. But we were both of us so busy then voyaging around the world, having adventures and filling note-books full of natural history that I never seemed to get time to sit down and write of our doings.

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Manufacturer: Dell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Manufacturer: Frederick A. Stokes
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Binding: Hardcover

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The voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
HUGH LOFTING
Manufacturer: CAPE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Manufacturer: IndyPublish
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1428023127

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Manufacturer: Stokes
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THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
HUGH LOFTING
Manufacturer: DELL
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Binding: Paperback

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