The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle 

by Hugh Lofting

The classic Newbery Medal winner that was transformed into a beloved film.

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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