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Doctor Dolittle is one of the most delightful and fascinating characters in children's literature. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Story of Doctor Dolittle is illustrated with Hugh Lofting's own drawings, and includes updated material and an afterword by author Philip Ardagh.
Doctor Dolittle's house in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is full to the brim with eccentric characters, from Polynesia the parrot to Gub-Gub the pig. After learning the languages of all his animals, the gracious and kind-hearted doctor hears that the monkeys in Africa have become inflicted with a terrible disease. So with a team of trusty creatures by his side, the doctor sets sail on an action-packed adventure to save them.
This book is part of a book series called Macmillan Classics .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.
This book was published 2018 by Pan Macmillan .
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.
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.
