Lofting, Hugh,  886-1947, <br/><br/>
THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE / 
Hugh Lofting. 
 - 119 pages :  illustrations ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> The Story of Doctor Dolittle first published in 1920.  This edition is first published by Alma Classics in 2018. 
<br/><br/>Contains EXTRA MATERIAL FOR YOUNG READERS, including a profile of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters and a test-yourself quiz. 
<br/><br/>  Doctor Dolittle isn't a normal doctor … He doesn't treat <br/>       humans  -  he treats animals instead! He loves animals so <br/>       much that his busy house in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is full <br/>       of every creature imaginable  -  from parrots to pigs, <br/>       monkeys to dogs and many more  -  and very soon he even <br/>       learns how to speak their language. The doctor's animal <br/>       friends are quick to tell him that the monkeys in Africa <br/>       have become infected with a terrible disease, so with a <br/>       team of trusty creatures by his side the kind-hearted <br/>       doctor sets off on an action-packed adventure to save <br/>       them.Hugh Lofting's The Story of Doctor Dolittle is one of<br/>       the most fun, delightful and imaginative stories in <br/>       children's literature. Featuring the eccentric doctor who <br/>       learns to talk to animals, the novel has been adapted as a<br/>       major film starring Robert Downey Jr., Emma Thompson and <br/>       Selena Gomez.  
<br/><br/> Junior primary school age. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847497451  RM 40.42 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/> Dolittle, Doctor --Juvenile fiction. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animals--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Physicians--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Human - animal communication--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.912