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An adventurous children’s novel, The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the first book in the Doctor Dolittle series. The novel depicts the many adventures of Dr. John Dolittle as he learns the language of animals and takes on various feats including exotic travel, a dangerous encounter with pirates, and a mission to set right from wrong. The novel begins with the introduction of Dr. John Dolittle, an animal lover and respected physician, who lives in the small English town of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with his unmarried sister. Due to an increase in the number of animals in his home, he loses many of his clients which results in a decline of wealth. Even his sister is repelled from the amount of animals in their home. However, one day Dr. Dolittle learns the secret to speaking with animals from his parrot Polynesia, who teaches him the language of animals. Consequently, he leaves behind his unfulfilling job surrounded by people and instead decides to take up a veterinary practice. This career change proves to be the correct one, as Dr. Dolittle quickly becomes renowned throughout the animal kingdom. Eventually he finds himself on the way to Africa along with his most trusted animal companions to help cure a monkey epidemic. Yet, unfortunate events lead to a shipwreck and Dr. Dolittle and his animal friends are imprisoned by the king of Jolliginki, who is a victim of colonization and for this reason dislikes all Europeans. The protagonist and his escort undergo many adventures in their task to spread kindness and animal awareness throughout. An optimistic and heartwarming novel, The Story of Doctor Dolittle leaves no one feeling indifferent, as Dr. Dolittle risks losing everything including his house, family and wealth for the sake of proper care and love of animal life. Abundant with humor and a fun easy-to- follow plot, Lofting has successfully created a rich fantasy world with vivid portrayals of memorable characters which have entertained generations time after time.
Dr. Dolittle was one of my favorite books growing up. I loved the story and how it was narrated. Thank you to everyone who brought this book alive. :0)
Great book but the reader for these chapters is hard to understand
best book i have ever read!
i found myself laughing sometimes at the narration because they sounded so sarcastic. I loved it hahaha. thankyou so much for this!
I love this book!!!!!
Loved this book, I love kids books.
The narrators varied greatly in ability, some were great, some terrible. But I think my greatest annoyance were the ones who seem to think it is appropriate to advertise their websites....especially when the narration was bad. Who would want to go check out someone's website if their narration was terrible? Seriously guys, stop it.
The book is very interesting.
We were disappointed that the reader was constantly changing. It didn't bother us enough to stop listening, but it was frustrating.
This book is Great for any child!!!!!!!