num_pages: 271
description: Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the third of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books. Set on the West Coast of Africa, the book follows the episodic format of most other books in the series. In the beginning of the book, Doctor Dolittle helps to capture a slave trader's ship, then organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, ruled over by King Koko. The postal program grows into a worldwide postal and publishing service for the benefit of animals everywhere.
language: English
title: Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
titlecomplete: Doctor Dolittle's Post Office (Doctor Dolittle, #3)
characters: John Dolittle
genres: Classics, Adventure, British Literature, Fantasy, Chapter Books, Own, Childrens, Young Adult, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 890
series: Doctor Dolittle
publisher: Yearling