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The good Doctor Dolittle, accompanied by his devoted animal friends, sets sail once again. This time it is a voyage of discovery to learn the secret of the Shellfish language—and to teach Tommy Stubbins, the doctor’s young protégé, all there is to know about animals and their languages. The jolly party meets with more adventures than they had anticipated, including a shipwreck, a floating island, and a journey undersea in the Great Glass Sea Snail.
Winner of the Newbery Award for “the most distinguished contribution to children’s literature in any single year.”
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"My reading support students loved this silly, easy to follow tale of dr dolittle and his animal friends. They were looking up all the other dolittle stories discussing which ones they want to check out from the library next!"
— Valerie (4 out of 5 stars)
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Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1923
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Listener Reviews
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Sarah Fete, 6/15/2014
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" How amazing that Dolittle can speak to animals!! "
— Sophia, 1/11/2013 -
" one of my favorite books. very good "
— Adamk, 1/4/2013 -
" How amazing that Dolittle can speak to animals!! "
— Sophia, 9/20/2012 -
" one of my favorite books. very good "
— Adamk, 9/17/2012 -
" My reading support students loved this silly, easy to follow tale of dr dolittle and his animal friends. They were looking up all the other dolittle stories discussing which ones they want to check out from the library next! "
— Valerie, 7/1/2012 -
" Read this aloud to my children, almost too ridiculous to be funny and my children seemed confused. It was a drag to get through to the end. "
— Jorgina, 1/25/2012 -
" Read this aloud to my children, almost too ridiculous to be funny and my children seemed confused. It was a drag to get through to the end. "
— Jorgina, 1/22/2012 -
" Hard not to enjoy this dear old chap and all his animals. Hugh Lofting wrote this story as letters to his children while being on the front in the first world war - and made illustrations as well in the letters. <br/> "
— Carsten, 5/10/2011 -
" Hard not to enjoy this dear old chap and all his animals. Hugh Lofting wrote this story as letters to his children while being on the front in the first world war - and made illustrations as well in the letters. <br/> "
— Carsten, 5/10/2011 -
" This was my favorite book as a child. I read it again, not long ago, and I still loved it. "
— Christina, 4/27/2011 -
" This was my favorite book as a child. I read it again, not long ago, and I still loved it. "
— Christina, 4/27/2011 -
" Fun read and one that I hadn't read in years. "
— Traci, 2/22/2011 -
" Fun read and one that I hadn't read in years. "
— Traci, 2/22/2011 -
" Marissa was interested in the book, but it wasn't one of our favorites. It took us a while to finish; which says a lot. "
— Christine, 2/11/2011 -
" Marissa was interested in the book, but it wasn't one of our favorites. It took us a while to finish; which says a lot. "
— Christine, 2/11/2011 -
" A fun and easy read. Would love to read with my kids. Several reviewers were offended by white man/black man chapter. It was a little weird, but so is a book about talking animals. "
— Suzanne, 2/4/2011 -
" A fun and easy read. Would love to read with my kids. Several reviewers were offended by white man/black man chapter. It was a little weird, but so is a book about talking animals. "
— Suzanne, 2/4/2011 -
" ...but my 7-yr-old REALLY liked it. "
— Lennie, 2/2/2011 -
" ...but my 7-yr-old REALLY liked it. "
— Lennie, 2/2/2011 -
" I did not think I would love this as much as I did. What a great adventure. We will be reading the rest of this series for sure. "
— Lisa, 1/18/2011 -
" I did not think I would love this as much as I did. What a great adventure. We will be reading the rest of this series for sure. "
— Lisa, 1/18/2011 -
" I enjoyed this read from the library and think I would put it down on my "Wish to Own" Book list. I've been thinking alot about children's books lately and feel this would be great to read outloud. "
— Amy, 1/14/2011 -
" I enjoyed this read from the library and think I would put it down on my "Wish to Own" Book list. I've been thinking alot about children's books lately and feel this would be great to read outloud. "
— Amy, 1/14/2011 -
" Haha, wow, I read this a long time ago. It's a great story for children. "
— Hana, 1/6/2011 -
" Haha, wow, I read this a long time ago. It's a great story for children. "
— Hana, 1/6/2011 -
" i loved this book as a kid. "
— Teresa, 12/9/2010 -
" i loved this book as a kid. "
— Teresa, 12/9/2010 -
" I wish there were more of these.. so enjoyable as a quick read. "
— Robert, 11/19/2010 -
" I wish there were more of these.. so enjoyable as a quick read. "
— Robert, 11/19/2010
About Hugh Lofting
Hugh John Lofting (1886–1947), born in Berkshire and educated at a Jesuit boarding-school in Derbyshire, trained first as an architect and later as a civil engineer. His children’s stories originated in the illustrated letters he sent to his family from the front in World War I. The Story of Dr. Doolittle, the first of his series, appeared in 1920 and won instant success.
From 1922 to 1928 he wrote one Dr. Dolittle book a year, and these seven are considered the best of the series. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle (1922) won the Newbery Medal as the best children’s book of the year. Wearying of his hero, Lofting tried to get rid of him by sending him to the moon (Dr. Dolittle in the Moon, 1928), but popular demand compelled him to write Dr. Dolittle’s Return in 1933. The last book of the series was published posthumously.