The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- Author Hugh Lofting
- Narrator Wanda McCaddon
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Run Time 2 hours and 25 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories.
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What to expect
Doctor Dolittle, a little, lovable old doctor, had so many animal pets spread throughout his house and garden that patients would not come to him anymore. As a result, he became poorer and poorer.
But Doctor Dolittle occupied nearly all of his time tending to his pets, and his fame as an animal doctor spread all over the world. When the monkeys in Africa were stricken with an epidemic, they gave the good doctor a call. He set sail at once.
The adventures during his magnificent journey across the ocean, through the high kingdom of the Jolliginki and back again by way of the Canaries, combine to form a story filled with delight.
An enduring classic, it will dazzle and delight readers young and old.
Critics Review
u201cAny child who is not given the opportunity to make the acquaintance of this rotund, kindly, and enthusiastic doctor/naturalist and all of his animal friends will miss out on something important.u201d
u201c[Wanda McCaddon] has a great time hooting, greeting, barking, and grunting through this kick-off book in the famous childrenu2019s series. Her distinctive British intonations fit in perfectly with the settingsu2026[McCaddon] attempts to give each animal its species-specific voice, and she succeeds with enthusiasm, levity, and gaietyu2026Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.u201d
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