Hugh Lofting

Doctor Dolittle's Circus is the story we all know and love that was adapted into the wonderful Rex Harrison film. To raise money for a trip to Africa Doctor Dolittle contacts a local circus and offers them the once in a lifetime opportunity of having the most rare animal on Earth, the Pushmi-Pullyu, perform in their circus. Of course, with Doctor Dollittle's involvement nothing goes as planned and the doctor finds himself once against launched on another grand adventure.

This updated edition of "The Story of Doctor Dolittle" includes the original illustrations by the author, Hugh Lofting.The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts is the first book of the Doctor Dolittle series of books. It introduces the character of Doctor Dolittle, a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world.

Prepare to set sail for many grand adventures with the delightful Doctor Dolittle. This omnibus editions includes the Doctor's first four books: The Story of Doctor Dolittle, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, Doctor Dolittle's Post Office, and Doctor Dolittle's Circus. Over six hundred pages of exotic animals, pirates, circuses, and of course the marvelous Doctor Dolittle who can talk with animals.Learn how Doctor Dolittle came to speak with the animals. Set sail with him as he goes off to rescue rare sea creatures, battling pirates along the way. Watch as he starts his own circus with the incredibly rare pushmi-pullyu as its star.Delightful, funny, and uplifting. Hours and hours of reading enjoyment for the entire family.

Prepare to set sail for many grand adventures with the delightful Doctor Dolittle. This omnibus editions includes the Doctor's first four books: The Story of Doctor Dolittle, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, Doctor Dolittle's Post Office, and Doctor Dolittle's Circus. Over six hundred pages of exotic animals, pirates, circuses, and of course the marvelous Doctor Dolittle who can talk with animals.Learn how Doctor Dolittle came to speak with the animals. Set sail with him as he goes off to rescue rare sea creatures, battling pirates along the way. Watch as he starts his own circus with the incredibly rare pushmi-pullyu as its star.Delightful, funny, and uplifting. Hours and hours of reading enjoyment for the entire family.

Doctor Dolittle's Circus is the story we all know and love that was adapted into the wonderful Rex Harrison film. To raise money for a trip to Africa Doctor Dolittle contacts a local circus and offers them the once in a lifetime opportunity of having the most rare animal on Earth, the Pushmi-Pullyu, perform in their circus. Of course, with Doctor Dollittle's involvement nothing goes as planned and the doctor finds himself once against launched on another grand adventure.

Doctor Dolittle isn't a normal doctor . . . He doesn't treat humans – he treats animals instead! He loves animals so much that his busy house in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is full of every creature imaginable – from parrots to pigs, monkeys to dogs and many more – and very soon he even learns how to speak their language. The doctor's animal friends are quick to tell him that the monkeys in Africa have become infected with a terrible disease, so with a team of trusty creatures by his side the kind-hearted doctor sets off on an action-packed adventure to save them.Hugh Lofting's The Story of Doctor Dolittle is one of the most fun, delightful and imaginative stories in children's literature. Featuring the eccentric doctor who learns to talk to animals, the novel has been adapted as a major film starring Robert Downey Jr., Emma Thompson and Selena Gomez. This beautiful paperback edition is illustrated with original line drawing from Hugh Lofting himself and contains engaging bonus material such as a quiz and a word search.

Here is the first adventure of everyone's favorite doctor, Doctor Doolittle. He lives a boring life in the sleepy little town, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. But that all changes when an crocodile moves in and his parrot, Polynesia, takes it upon herself to teach the Good Doctor how to speak to animals. His fame as the very best veterinarian alive quickly spreads through animal kingdom. In short order the Doctor finds himself on a ship sailing to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Adventure awaits.

A Newbery Medal Winner"All that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him-- indeed a great deal of the happenings in The Story of Doctor Dolittle took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man's life which I myself saw and took part in."In this the second Dolittle book Tommy Stubbins becomes the Good Doctor's assistant and also learns to speak in the language of the animals form Polynesia. Thrill with all of your old friends and make a few new ones.

A Newbery Medal Winner "All that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him-- indeed a great deal of the happenings in The Story of Doctor Dolittle took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man's life which I myself saw and took part in."In this the second Dolittle book Tommy Stubbins becomes the Good Doctor's assistant and also learns to speak in the language of the animals form Polynesia. Thrill with all of your old friends and make a few new ones.

Here is the first adventure of everyone's favorite doctor, Doctor Doolittle. He lives a boring life in the sleepy little town, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. But that all changes when an crocodile moves in and his parrot, Polynesia, takes it upon herself to teach the Good Doctor how to speak to animals. His fame as the very best veterinarian alive quickly spreads through animal kingdom. In short order the Doctor finds himself on a ship sailing to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Adventure awaits.

In yet another rollicking adventure Doctor Dolittle helps to capture a slave trader's ship, organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, discovers a hidden island populated by prehistoric creatures, gets thrown into another African jail, invents animal alphabets, and defeats at least two armies. And if that wasn't enough each of the animals in the Dolittle family tells a touching personal story. Charming and lovable.

In yet another rollicking adventure Doctor Dolittle helps to capture a slave trader's ship, organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, discovers a hidden island populated by prehistoric creatures, gets thrown into another African jail, invents animal alphabets, and defeats at least two armies. And if that wasn't enough each of the animals in the Dolittle family tells a touching personal story. Charming and lovable.

Doctor Dolittle, is a world-renowned veterinarian who speaks a wide array of animal languages. He is a quiet bachelor living with his spinster sister Sarah in the small English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. He sets off from his home in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In so doing, he and his friends meet such exotic creatures as the Pushme-Pullyu and the Giant Lunar Moth. The Story of Doctor Dolittle, is the first in Lofting's Doctor Dolittle series

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children's literature classic with this gorgeous hardcover boxed set This collectible boxed set includes: The Story of Doctor Dolittle The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (which inspired the upcoming movie starring Robert Downey Jr.) Doctor Dolittle's Post Office Doctor Dolittle's Circus Doctor Dolittle's Caravan Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary Doctor Dolittle's Zoo Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Garden Doctor Dolittle in the Moon Doctor Dolittle's Return Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake Gub Gub's Book

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children's literature classic with this gorgeous paperback boxed set This collectible boxed set includes: The Story of Doctor Dolittle The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (which inspired the upcoming movie starring Robert Downey Jr.) Doctor Dolittle's Post Office Doctor Dolittle's Circus Doctor Dolittle's Caravan Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary Doctor Dolittle's Zoo Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Garden Doctor Dolittle in the Moon Doctor Dolittle's Return Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake Gub Gub's Book

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children's literature classic with four novels from the beloved series This concluding volume delves into prehistorical puzzles that begin with the Doctor's arrival on the lunar surface in Doctor Dolittle in the Moon. There he not only meets the Moon Man and intelligent plants, but learns how the moon came to be in the first place. In Doctor Dolittle's Return, he sets out to reveal all he learned on the moon, but is no sooner off to Africa to rescue his old friend, Mudface the turtle, the last living passenger of Noah's Ark. In Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake, we at last hear his fascinating tale of The Great Flood. This complete collection of the tales of Doctor Dolittle concludes with the delectable dessert that is Gub Gub's Book, in which the famous pig writes a book of his own: an encyclopedia of food

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children's literature classic with three novels from the beloved series The Doctor has returned home at last to Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. In Doctor Dolittle's Zoo, he immediately sets to work expanding his menagerie, including a home for crossbred dogs. This brings with it a multitude of tales, all related in Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures, including a mystery solved by Kling, the Dog Detective. Finally, in Doctor Dolittle's Garden the Doctor delves into the languages of insects, culminating in a surprise visit from the Giant Lunar Moth

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children's literature classic with three novels from the beloved series Here are the good Doctor's three exciting tales of world travel, beginning with his greatest adventure. In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal, the Doctor and his young assistant, Tommy Stubbins, travel in search of the brilliant naturalist Long Arrow, culminating in a meeting with the most fabled creature of all, the Great Glass Sea Snail The Story of Doctor Dolittle details how the Doctor came to learn the languages of animals, and how he was called to Africa where he meets the rarest of all beasts, the marvelous two-headed pushmi-pullyu And in another African adventure, Doctor Dolittle's Post Office, the Doctor establishes the only postal service in the world where birds deliver the mail

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.--soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020 Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting's son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children's literature classic with three novels from the beloved series The Doctor has returned home at last to Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. In Doctor Dolittle's Zoo, he immediately sets to work expanding his menagerie, including a home for crossbred dogs. This brings with it a multitude of tales, all related in Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures, including a mystery solved by Kling, the Dog Detective. Finally, in Doctor Dolittle's Garden the Doctor delves into the languages of insects, culminating in a surprise visit from the Giant Lunar Moth