Books with title DOCTOR DOLITTLE\'S ZOO

In Doctor Dolittle's Circus the doctor needs money to pay off a voyage to Africa, so he joins a circus with the pushmi-pullyu as his attraction. He enlightens a circus owner who cares little for animals, fights against the practice of fox hunting and helps other creatures such as a circus seal and cart horses that is too old to work. Hugh John Lofting was a British author who created the character of Doctor Dolittle - one of the classics of children's literature. His early education was at Mount St. Mary's College in Sheffield, after which he went to the United States, completing a degree in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He enlisted in the Irish Guards to serve in World War I. Not wishing to write to his children of the brutality of the war, he wrote imaginative letters that were the foundation of the Doctor Dolittle novels.

DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S ZOO: ILLUSTRATED EDITION -CHAPTER BOOK Doctor Dolittle's Zoo is the fifth in the Doctor Dolittle Series. And another delightful adventure begins with the amazing Doctor Dolittle who has learned how to talk with the animals. Short chapters are ideal for bedtime reading. A charming tale sure to be enjoyed at any age. Recommended by The Gunston Trust for Nonviolence in Children's Literature. Ages 6-10+