Alan Bennett reads three enchanting Doctor Dolittle storiesDoctor Dolittle has an extraordinary talent he can talk to the animals! Taught by his parrot, Polynesia, he is soon able to chat to every kind of creature and his skill leads him into all sorts of adventures.In The Story of Doctor Dolittle, the Doctor and his pets set sail for Africa to save the monkeys but they face great danger and challenges, including a sinking ship and Barbary pirates...The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle finds Doctor Dolittle on the high seas once again, this time with his young friend Tommy Stubbins. The pair head for Spider Monkey Island, a mysterious place of magic and secrets... Doctor Dolittles Circus sees the Doctor in need of money, so he and his Pushmi-Pullyu join the circus. Theyre such a hit with the other animals that Doctor Dolittle soon finds himself running the show!Brilliantly read by Alan Bennett, whose delightfully whimsical rendition brings Doctor Dolittle and all his animal friends magically to life, this charming collection of stories will delight listeners young and old.
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
This book was published in 2018 by BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House .
Best known for his Doctor Dolittle books, Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) first had the idea for his unusual country doctor while writing to his children from the front during the First World War. The twelve books that followed are loved by children across the globe. Alan Bennett has been one of our leading dramatists since Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s. His television series Talking Heads has become a modern-day classic. The History Boys won numerous awards both at the National Theatre, London, and on Broadway. His collection of prose Untold Stories won the PEN/Ackerley Prize for autobiography. Fiction includes The Uncommon Reader and Smut: Two Unseemly Stories. Andrew Bruff is a pioneer in online education. A sought-after school consultant and former Head of English, his teaching videos on YouTube have been viewed over ten million times around the world. He lives on Dartmoor with his wife, Claire and sons Noah and Elijah.
This book contains the following story:
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
John Dolittle, MD, lives in the English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, where his love of animals starts to interfere with his doctor practice. When he learnes the secret off speaking to all animals from his parrot Polynesia, he decides to become a vet. As his reputation grows, Dolittle is invited to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. The trip comes just in time as he is on the verge of bankruptcy, and has to borrow both supplies and a ship. He sails with a crew of his favourite animals, finds the monkeys, vaccinates the well and nurses the sick back to health. In appreciation, the monkeys find the pushmi-pullyu, a shy two-headed gazelle-unicorn cross, whose rarity may bring Dr. Dolittle money back home. On the return trip, they are captured in Jolliginki again, escape, have a couple of run-ins with pirates, and finally make it home. Here Dolittle tours with the pushmi-pullyu in a circus until he makes enough money to retire to his beloved home in Puddleby.
This book features the following character:
Doctor Dolittle
This book features Lofting's character, Doctor Dolittle.
