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The Story of Dr. Dolittle
- Author
- Hugh Lofting
- Narrator
- Bobbie Frohman
- Publish Date
- 20 February 2014
- Run Time
- 2 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Dr. Dolittle has a deep love of animals, and he wants to give them all a home—but this scares all of his human patients away. So Dr. Dolittle’s parrot decides to teach him how to talk to animals. After learning the secret language, Dr. Dolittle becomes a veterinarian.
Poor Dr. Dolittle always has money problems, but when he learns of a monkey epidemic in Africa, he has to help. In gratitude, Dr. Dolittle is given a rare creature who is part unicorn. But on the way home … they run into pirates! Does Dr. Dolittle make it home safely? What happens to his animal friends? This classic story will hold you spellbound to the end.
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Details
- Author
- Hugh Lofting
- Narrator
- Bobbie Frohman
- Duration
- 2 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781483012223
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Synopsis
Dr. Dolittle has a deep love of animals, and he wants to give them all a home—but this scares all of his human patients away. So Dr. Dolittle’s parrot decides to teach him how to talk to animals. After learning the secret language, Dr. Dolittle becomes a veterinarian.Poor Dr. Dolittle always has money problems, but when he learns of a monkey epidemic in Africa, he has to help. In gratitude, Dr. Dolittle is given a rare creature who is part unicorn. But on the way home … they run into pirates! Does Dr. Dolittle make it home safely? What happens to his animal friends? This classic story will hold you spellbound to the end.
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