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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Age 8-12
Grade 3-7

Hugh Lofting, Michael Hague, Peter Glassman, Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 26, 1997) , Illustrated Edition
Foreword by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack. Afterword by Peter Glassman.

When a swallow arrives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with the news that the monkeys of Africa are ill and only the doctor who talks with animals can save them, Doctor Dolittle and such good friends as Jip, his loyal dog, and Dab-Dab, his housekeeper duck, face their greatest challenge. Together they must sail to Africa, battle a band of cutthroat pirates, flee across a gorge on a bridge made of acrobatic apes, and convince the king of the beasts that even he must help an animal in need. With nearly fifty full-page pictures from Michael Hague and the McKissacks artful reworking of the dilemma faced by Prince Bumpo, this treasured story is now available in a deluxe edition that all families will want to explore again and again.

Series
Books of Wonder
ISBN
0688140017 / 9780688140014
Pages
176
Weight
19.52 oz.
Dimensions
6.75 x 0.58 in.

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