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The voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Title:
The voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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Hugh Lofting ; Illustrated by the author.
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Publication Information:
Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott, [c1950]
Physical Description:
ix, 364 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Abstract:
Presents the story of the good doctor who learned the language of animals, and made adventurous voyages.
Contents:
The cobbler's son -- I hear of the great naturalist -- The doctor's home -- The wiff-waff -- Polynesia -- The wounded squirrel -- Shellfish talk -- Are you a good noticer? -- The garden of dreams -- The private zoo -- My schoolmaster, Polynesia -- My great idea -- A traveler arrives -- Chee-Chee's voyage -- I become a doctor's assistant -- The crew of "The Curlew" -- Luke the hermit -- Jip and the secret -- Bob -- Mendoza -- The judge's dog -- The end of the mystery -- Three cheers -- The purple bird-of-paradise -- Long Arrow, the son of Golden Arrow -- Blind travel -- Destiny and destination -- The third man -- Good-bye! -- Our troubles begin -- Our troubles continue -- Polynesia has a plan -- The bed-maker of Monteverde -- The doctor's wager -- The great bullfight -- We depart in a hurry -- Shellfish languages again -- The fidgit's story -- Bad weather -- Wrecked! -- Land! -- The jabizri -- Hawk's-Head Mountain -- A great moment -- "The men of the moving land" -- Fire -- What makes an island float -- War! -- General Polynesia -- The peace of the parrots -- The hanging stone -- The election -- The coronation of King Jong -- New popsipetel -- Thoughts of home -- The red man's science -- The sea-serpent -- The shellfish riddle solved at last -- The last cabinet meeting -- The doctor's decision.
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