Meet Doctor Dolittle, the only man in the world who can talk to animals. Doctor Dolittle loves animals - and he can actually talk to them as well!When the Doctor receives a mysterious call inviting him to Africa, his animal adventures really begin! A new retelling of the classic "The Story of Doctor Dolittle", which will introduce new readers to this well loved character and his many friends.
Author Biography
Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. As a child he kept a miniature zoo and wildlife museum in his mother's linen cupboard and enjoyed making up stories for his family. He later studied engineering in London and the United States, and visited Canada, Africa and the West Indies. After his marriage in 1912 he settled in the United States. Hugh Lofting fought in the trenches during World War I and it was whilst observing the lack of compassion shown to the horses on the battlefields that the idea for Doctor Dolittle was born. He was the main character in letters Hugh sent home from the front to entertain his children. The successful publication of The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 was followed by a further eleven books. In 1923 Hugh Lofting was awarded the Newbery Medal. He died in 1947.
