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'A work of Genius. It is the first real children's classic since Alice.' -Hugh Walpole.
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The classic story of the extraordinary animal doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh - Doctor Dolittle.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Children will very quickly become absorbed in this story if they have any affinity with animals.
It is a classic book, written by a father for his own children when he was serving in the army during WW1. The author clearly has deep empathy for both children and animals. He demonstrates this in the character of Doctor Dolittle who with the aid of his pet parrot learns to communicate with animals in their own language. Very soon he is in demand from animals who require his help. His decision to change from being a Peoples Doctor to that of an Animal Doctor, leads him on a voyage to Africa in a quest to save the monkey population from a mysterious sickness. The story unfolds in a most satisfying manner, and the illustrations by the author himself form the icing on the cake.
It is a classic book, written by a father for his own children when he was serving in the army during WW1. The author clearly has deep empathy for both children and animals. He demonstrates this in the character of Doctor Dolittle who with the aid of his pet parrot learns to communicate with animals in their own language. Very soon he is in demand from animals who require his help. His decision to change from being a Peoples Doctor to that of an Animal Doctor, leads him on a voyage to Africa in a quest to save the monkey population from a mysterious sickness. The story unfolds in a most satisfying manner, and the illustrations by the author himself form the icing on the cake.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've just finished reading this to my (rather fussy) six-year-old son and (more easygoing) four-year-old daughter. They both loved the adventure of a doctor who speaks animal language and gets called to Africa to help save the monkeys, and wanted me to read on and on. It is a touch old-fashioned, but not so much as to put 21st-century kids off the plot.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whats so special about this Dr Doolittle book is that Hugh Lofting managed to combine some of my own daughters loves such as (barbary) pirates, talking to animals, far -away places with the likeably nonchanlant Dr. Doolittle.
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