The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Published on 24. December 2008
336 pages
978-0-307-54881-8 (ISBN)
Description
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! Doctor Doolittle returns in this classic Newberry Medal winner!
Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal! Told by 9-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, Doctor Dolittle and company survive a perilous shipwreck and land on the mysterious, floating Spidermonkey Island. There he meets the Great Glass Sea Snail who holds the key to the biggest mystery of all.
Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal! Told by 9-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, Doctor Dolittle and company survive a perilous shipwreck and land on the mysterious, floating Spidermonkey Island. There he meets the Great Glass Sea Snail who holds the key to the biggest mystery of all.
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Hugh Lofting was born in 1886 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. His Doctor Dolittle books first appeared on paper in the form of letters to his children, Elizabeth and Colin. Lofting wrote a number of children's books besides the Dolittle series, including The Story of Mrs. Tubbs (1923), Tommy, Tilly and Mrs. Tubbs (1936), Porridge Poetry (1924), The Twilight of Magic (1930), and Gub Gub's Book (1932). Lofting also wrote one book for adults, Victory for the Slain (1942). He died in 1947 in Santa Monica, California.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Prologue
- Part 1
- Chapter 1 - The Cobbler's Son
- Chapter 2 - I Hear Of The Great Naturalist
- Chapter 3 - The Doctor's Home
- Chapter 4 - The Wiff-Waff
- Chapter 5 - Polynesia
- Chapter 6 - The Wounded Squirrel
- Chapter 7 - Shellfish Talk
- Chapter 8 - Are You A Good Noticer?
- Chapter 9 - The Garden Of Dreams
- Chapter 10 - The Private Zoo
- Chapter 11 - My Schoolmaster, Polynesia
- Chapter 12 - My Great Idea
- Chapter 13 - A Traveler Arrives
- Chapter 14 - Chee-Chee's Voyage
- Chapter 15 - I Become A Doctor's Assistant
- Part 2
- Chapter 1 - The Crew Of The Curlew
- Chapter 2 - Luke The Hermit
- Chapter 3 - Jip And The Secret
- Chapter 4 - Bob
- Chapter 5 - Mendoza
- Chapter 6 - The Judge's Dog
- Chapter 7 - The End Of The Mystery
- Chapter 8 - Three Cheers
- Chapter 9 - The Purple Bird Of Paradise
- Chapter 10 - Long Arrow, The Son Of Golden Arrow
- Chapter 11 - Blind Travel
- Chapter 12 - Destiny And Destination
- Part 3
- Chapter 1 - The Third Man
- Chapter 2 - Good-Bye!
- Chapter 3 - Our Troubles Begin
- Chapter 4 - Our Troubles Continue
- Chapter 5 - Polynesia Has A Plan
- Chapter 6 - The Bed Maker Of Monteverde
- Chapter 7 - The Doctor's Wager
- Chapter 8 - The Great Bullfight
- Chapter 9 - We Depart In A Hurry
- Part 4
- Chapter 1 - Shellfish Languages Again
- Chapter 2 - The Fidgit's Story
- Chapter 3 - Bad Weather
- Chapter 4 - Wrecked!
- Chapter 5 - Land!
- Chapter 6 - The Jabizri
- Chapter 7 - Hawk's-Head Mountain
- Part 5
- Chapter 1 - A Great Moment
- Chapter 2 - "The Men Of The Moving Land"
- Chapter 3 - Fire
- Chapter 4 - What Makes An Island Float
- Chapter 5 - War!
- Chapter 6 - General Polynesia
- Chapter 7 - The Peace Of The Parrots
- Chapter 8 - The Hanging Stone
- Chapter 9 - The Election
- Chapter 10 - The Coronation Of King Jong
- Part 6
- Chapter 1 - New Popsipetel
- Chapter 2 - Thoughts Of Home
- Chapter 3 - The Red Man's Science
- Chapter 4 - The Sea Serpent
- Chapter 5 - The Shellfish Riddle Solved At Last
- Chapter 6 - The Last Cabinet Meeting
- Chapter 7 - The Doctor's Decision
- Afterword
- About the Author
- Copyright
