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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

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Based on 1,027 Ratings and 115 Reviews

Book Description
Doctor Dolittle--a 19th-century English physician--has never been one for worrying much. Even after his human patients desert him (when one too many sit on one of the doctor's unusual parlor pets), he manages to convert gracefully to animal medicine. Having mastered animal language along the way (with the help of his caustic yet amusing parrot, Polynesia), he has a good head start in his practice.... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingHardcover (72 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages176
ISBN-100688140017
ISBN-13978-0688140014
Publication Date09/26/1997
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About Peter Glassman (Afterword) : Peter Glassman is a published author, designer, and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Peter Glassman include The Emerald City of Oz, Cowboy Stories,... more
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About Hugh Lofting (Author) : Hugh Lofting is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Hugh Lofting include The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Unabridged), The Voyages of Doctor Dolitt... more
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About Patricia & Fredrick Mckissack (Author) : Patricia & Fredrick Mckissack is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Patricia & Fredrick Mckissack include The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)... more
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About Pat McKissack (Foreword) : Pat McKissack is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Pat McKissack include Flossie and the Fox (Unabridged), Goin' Someplace Special, The Homerun King (Scraps of T... more
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