The Story of Dr. Dolittle (Illustrated)

by Hugh Lofting

Overview

The Story of Doctor Dolittle is about Doctor John Dolittle, a doctor who likes animals more than people when he discovers he can speak to animals in their own languages. He and some of his best animal friends set out to find adventures around the world, and that's exactly what he does!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987030075
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/09/2019
Series:	Classic Books for Children , #65
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer. Lofting was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire in January 1886 to English and Irish parents. His eldest brother was Hilary Lofting, who later became a novelist in Australia, having migrated there in 1915. Seriously wounded in the war, in 1919 Lofting moved with his family to Killingworth, Connecticut, in the US. He was married three times and had three children.