# The Story of Doctor Dolittle - Hardcover

by **Hugh Lofting** (Author), **Ángel Domínguez** (Illustrator)

**Doctor Dolittle has been beloved by children for more a century and will soon come to life again in the new movie, _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_.**

The famous doctor who can speak to animals first appeared in Hugh Lofting's letters to his children during World War I and then later commercially in _The Story of Doctor Dolittle_, the first book in Lofting's popular children's book series.

Written and illustrated by Lofting himself, _The Story of Doctor Dolittle_ follows John Dolittle and his misadventures with a crew of animals that he befriends. After learning he can speak to animals and he transitions from human medicine to veterinary practice, he loses most of his income and human patients. However, word in the animal kingdom spreads of this doctor with an extraordinary gift. Animals travel from far and wide to visit the doctor's practice and receive treatment for their ailments.

After losing the majority of his wealth, the doctor receives word that an epidemic among monkeys is spreading throughout Africa and makes the voyage to confront the plague-ridden continent. Upon being shipwrecked with his animal crew, a slew of tribulations and adventures ensue in a classic story that has captivated readers young and old for nearly a century.

### Author Biography

**Hugh Lofting** was a British novelist and poet who was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, in 1886. Lofting's most famous and well-known works are the Doctor Dolittle books, of which there are more than ten. _The Story of Doctor Dolittle_ won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. The sequel, _The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle_, won the Newberry Medal. He also penned Porridge Poetry, _The Story of Mrs. Tubbs_, and _Gub Gub's Book: An Encyclopedia of Food_. He died in 1947.

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 16, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Story of Doctor Dolittle

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.1

**Point Value:** 4

## Details

- **Price:** 14.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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