The story of Doctor Dolittle / Hugh Lofting (Author)
By: Lofting, Hugh [author.].
Richmond, Surrey, Alma Classics, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 119 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781847497451 (pbk).Subject(s): Children's stories | Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction | Physicians -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: 808.83 L82 Summary: John Dolittle is a highly respected doctor in the village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, yet he loves animals so much that his house is soon full of them. With all his patients scared away, and the expense of feeding his menagerie mounting, a friend suggests that the Doctor become a vet instead. With the help of Polynesia the parrot, Doctor Dolittle swiftly learns the language of the animals so that he can talk to all of his new patients. However, when a message comes from Africa, telling of a terrible sickness among the monkeys there, the Doctor and his animal friends depart on a thrilling and dangerous adventure that they are never likely to forget| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Grade School Library Fiction Section | GC | Fic 808.83 L82 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | GS000736 |
First published in 1920.
John Dolittle is a highly respected doctor in the village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, yet he loves animals so much that his house is soon full of them. With all his patients scared away, and the expense of feeding his menagerie mounting, a friend suggests that the Doctor become a vet instead. With the help of Polynesia the parrot, Doctor Dolittle swiftly learns the language of the animals so that he can talk to all of his new patients. However, when a message comes from Africa, telling of a terrible sickness among the monkeys there, the Doctor and his animal friends depart on a thrilling and dangerous adventure that they are never likely to forget
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