Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal. Told by nine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his company lead them to Spidermonkey Island. Along with his faithful friends, Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey, Doctor Dolittle survives a perilous shipwreck and lands on the mysterious floating island. There he meets the wondrous Great Glass See Snail who holds the key to the greates mystery of all.
Doctor John Dolittle loves animals. He loves them so much that his home and office overflow with animals of every description. When Polynesia the parrot teaches him the language of the animals, Doctor Dolittle becomes a world-famous doctor, traveling even as far away as Africa to help his friends.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts (1920), written and illustrated by Hugh Lofting, is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man...
Почти все дети знакомы с добрым доктором Айболитом. А знаете ли вы, кто такой доктор Айболит, откуда он родом? Его настоящее имя - доктор Дулитл, и появился он на свет благодаря английскому писателю Хью Лофтингу. Вместе с ним родились и другие...
Doctor Dolittle is a 19th-century English physician who has never been one for worrying much. After his human patients desert him, he converts his practice to animal medicine. Having mastered animal language along the way, he is well on his way to a thriving practice. Originally published in 1920, The Story of Doctor Dolittle has delighted and amused countless millions of children all over the world. Lofting’s playful description of the animals and Doctor Dolittle’s clear affection for his patients, one and all, make this a book that will bring a smile to the face of readers of all ages.
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