num_pages: 176
description: Foreword by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack. Afterword by Peter Glassman. When a swallow arrives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with the news that the monkeys of Africa are ill and only the doctor who talks with animals can save them, Doctor Dolittle and such good friends as Jip, his loyal dog, and Dab-Dab, his housekeeper duck, face their greatest challenge. Together they must sail to Africa, battle a band of cutthroat pirates, flee across a gorge on a bridge made of acrobatic apes, and convince the king of the beasts that even he must help an animal in need. With nearly fifty full-page pictures from Michael Hague and the McKissacks artful reworking of the dilemma faced by Prince Bumpo, this treasured story is now available in a deluxe edition that all families will want to explore again and again.
language: English
title: The Story of Doctor Dolittle
titlecomplete: The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)
characters: John Dolittle
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Classics, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Animals, Adventure, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 48710
places: Majmok országa, England
series: Doctor Dolittle
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: HarperCollins