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The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts (1920), written by Hugh Lofting, is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world. It was one of the novels in the series which was adapted into the film, Doctor Dolittle.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books published in 1922. This novel takes us to the different adventures of Doctor Dolittle in the Mediterranean, South America, and even under the sea. Doctor Dolittle meets Tommy Stubbins, the young son of the local cobbler, who becomes his new assistant. Tommy learns how to speak animal languages and becomes involved in the Doctor's quest to find Long Arrow, the greatest naturalist in the world.

Doctor Dolittle and his friends travel to South America to meet the greatest naturalist in the New World. A note to listeners: This book was written in a different time, and as such, contains language and sentiments that are offensive to modern sensibilities. - Summary by Karen Savage

Doctor Dolittle, the man who can speak with the animals, is back home but running short of money to care for all the animals who need his help. He invites animals into his garden and encourages them to build their own societies and come and go as they please. This works very well. He has a mouse and rat town, a dog community, a burrow for badgers, and so forth. This does not make any money and only gets him into trouble with his neighbors. But the stories told by these mice and rats are entertaining and fun. And there is a mystery too, which Kling, the dog detective, helps solve. All of this ...

John Dolittle, M. D., was once a famous doctor. But then he learned to talk Animal-Language, picked up several interesting pets, and gradually began to lose his patients. Finally the only patient who remains, the Cat's-Meat-Man, makes a suggestion - why doesn't he give up treating people and become an animal doctor? And so Dr. Dolittle becomes an animal doctor, and life seems to be going well. But with the addition of an escaped crocodile to his store of pets, even the animals stop coming to see him. What to do? Children of all ages - and adults too - will enjoy the story of the good Doctor ...

After his parrot Polynesia teaches him to speak animal languages, Doctor Dolittle decides to abandon his human practice, and become an animal doctor. - Summary by Karen Savage

While working in Africa, the eminent naturalist John Dolittle sets out to create the best post office on earth, using his bird friends to carry messages and packages anywhere in the world in record time. Along the way, he also manages to foil a slave trader, enrich a kingdom, save a ship, and meet the oldest living creature on earth! - Summary by Devorah Allen Cast: Doctor Dolittle: ToddHWSpeedy the Swallow: TJ BurnsDab-Dab the Duck: Leanne YauJip the Dog: Rafe BallGub-Gub the Pig: Campbell SchelpThe White Mouse: Devorah AllenToo-Too the Owl: Beth ThomasCheapside the Sparrow: Son of the ...

Doctor John Dolittle is an animal doctor and famous naturalist whose success hinges on his ability to speak the languages of many different kinds of animals. This book, the second Dr. Dolittle adventure, is narrated by Tommy Stubbins, who meets the Doctor after finding an injured squirrel. Stubbins becomes interested in the Doctor's work and has the opportunity to travel with him and several animal companions to a mysterious floating island called Spidermonkey Island. - Summary by Devorah AllenCast List:Doctor Dolittle: axcelTommy Stubbins: Devorah AllenPolynesia the Parrot: Beth ThomasJip the...

Dolittle is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, and John Cena! Meet the character who inspired the classic books in Dr. Dolitte’s first grand adventure! Doctor...

""Dr. Dolittle und seine Tiere" von Hugh Lofting ist ein gutes Kinderbuch – auch für Erwachsene." Das schreibt Peter Panter alias Kurt Tucholsky in der Vossische Zeitung am 10.12.1925: "Wenn ein Buch Tiere sprechen lässt, so gibt es dafür nur ein Kriterium: ob mans glaubt. Diesem Dolittle-Bericht glaubt man nach der zweiten Seite alles – es "hat‹"den Leser sofort, und selbstverständlich sprechen Dab-Dab, die Ente, Jip, der Hund, Göb-Göb, das Ferkel, Polynesia, der Papagei, und die Eule Tuh-Tuh.

You’ve seen the movies, now listen to the original tale of John Dolittle, MD, the Doctor who could talk to animals! Join Doctor Dolittle, Polynesia the parrot, Jip the dog, Dab-Dab the duck, Chee-Chee the monkey, and more as they embark on a perilous and wonderful adventure to save the monkeys in Africa from a deadly disease! Cheer them on as they battle pirates and a ruthless king!

Dr. John Dolittle lebt mit seiner Schwester Sarah in Puddleby. Er war ein sehr geachteter und reicher Arzt. Doch mittlerweile kommen die Menschen nicht mehr zu ihm, da er viel lieber Tiere behandelt. Und das geschah, weil Dr. Dolittle bemerkt hat, dass er die Sprache der Tiere versteht und mit Hilfe von Polynesia, einem alten weisen Papageien aus Afrika sogar ein Sprachbuch verfasst hat.

Es geht schon um eine recht schlimme Sache in unserer Geschichte. Der alte Lukas, ein bis dahin harmloser Einsiedler, soll einen Mord begangen haben. Doch Doktor Dolittle glaubt an die Unschuld des Angeklagten und übernimmt dessen Verteidigung vor Gericht. Doch mehr sei jetzt nicht verraten. Werdet selbst Zuhörer des Prozesses, in dessen spannendem Verlauf die Bulldogge Bob und "der Hund des Richters" dem Recht zum Sieg verhelfen.

Dr. Dolittles Zirkus ist in schweren Nöten: Direktor Blossom hat sich mit dem ganzen Geld aus dem Staub gemacht. Dab-Dab, Göb-Göb, Jip und die anderen Tiere sind deshalb unangenehm überrascht, als der gutmütige Dr. Dolittle die Kanariensängerin Pipinella kauft, um sie aus ihrer Gefangenschaft in einem Tierladen zu erlösen. Schon bald aber erweist sich dieser Kauf als wahrer Glücksfall für den Zirkus. Die abenteuerliche Lebensgeschichte Pipinellas regt Dr. Dolittle an, danach eine Tieroper zu schreiben.

"Liebe Kinder! Als Direktor des überall bekannten Zirkus Blossom habe ich die Ehre, euch jenen Mann vorzustellen, dessen Ruf als Tierforscher und Tierarzt in alle Welt gedrungen ist; den Mann, der die Mäusesprache piepst, den Elefantendialekt trompetet, der Schimpansisch ebenso perfekt spricht wie Pinguinisch, kurzum den Mann, der als Einziger in der Welt sich mit allen Tieren unterhalten kann. Liebe Kinder, ich bitte um eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit für Doktor John Dolittle und seine einzigartigen Tiere!"

Vor langer, langer Zeit lebte in der kleinen englischen Stadt Puddleby der Arzt John Dolittle. Er war ein recht ungewöhnlicher Doktor, denn er liebte die Tiere fast noch mehr als die Menschen. Er liebte sie so sehr, dass er unter Anleitung des Papageis Polynesia sogar die Sprache der Tiere erlernte. Und wenn ihr euch jetzt ganz aufmerksam diese erste Geschichte des guten Doktor Dolittle anhört, wer weiß, vielleicht enthüllt sich euch auch das Geheimnis, die Sprache der Tiere zu verstehen.

The origins of the remarkable Doctor Dolittle are revealed in this delightful, updated audiobook! This classic story with an updated magical twist is sure to be a family favorite! When Doctor John Dolittle’s love of animals scares away his human patients, he finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy. Luckily, his parrot, Polynesia, has a solution - she teaches him to talk to animals. Using his new skill, Doctor Dolittle becomes a veterinarian, and his reputation soon spreads in the animal kingdom. With it, come requests for help from animals all over the world.

Punk, the dog; Ponk, the duck; and Pink, the pig help Mrs. Tubbs after she is forced to leave her home. This charming story was written by Hugh Lofting, the Newberry Award-winning author of the Doctor Dolittle series.

Doktor Johann Dolittle kann etwas, worum ihn viele Menschen beneiden: Er spricht die Sprache der Tiere! Und er versteht wie kein anderer ihnen zu helfen, wenn sie einmal in Not sind. Das weiß bald jedes Kind auch weit über die Grenzen von Dolittles Heimat Puddleby hinaus. Sogar bis nach Afrika reicht der gute Ruf des Doktors, so dass ihn eines Tages die Affen um Hilfe bitten. Als er sich mit dem Papagei Polynesia, dem Hund Jip, dem Schwein Göb-Göb und vier weiteren Tieren auf die Reise macht, beginnt ein tierisch turbulentes Abenteuer!

Il personaggio creato con tanto successo da Lofting non poteva essere lasciato dopo solo un libro, e così vengono scritti e pubblicati una serie fortunata di libri in cui le avventure di Dolittle si arricchiscono di un altro protagonista umano, in cui facilmente i ragazzi possono identificarsi.