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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

by Hugh Lofting
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The main character John Dolittle, MD, is a respected physician and quiet bachelor living with his spinster sister in the small eng village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. His love of animals grows over the years and his household menagerie eventually scares off his human clientele, leading to loss of wealth. But after learning the secret of speaking to all animals from his parrot he takes up veterinary practice. His fortunes rise and fall again after a crocodile takes up residence, leading to his sister leaving in disgust with the intention of getting married, but his fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world. He is conscripted into voyaging to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic just as he faces bankruptcy. He has to borrow supplies and a ship, and sails with a crew of his favourite animals, but is shipwrecked upon arriving to Africa. On the way to the monkey kingdom, his band is arrested by the king of Jolliginki, a victim of European exploitation who wants no white men traveling his country... (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

  • Creators

  • Series

    Classics to Go

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 1, 2015

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9783956760488

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9783956760488
      • File size: 361 KB

    • Open EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9783956760488
      • File size: 359 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 840
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 2, 1997
      Kleinbaum's adaptations, accompanied by Lofting's illustrations from the original editions, bring the classic books to younger readers. Ages 6-9.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook
  • Open EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:840
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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