Le Docteur Dolittle est un personnage universel et populaire. Il parle le langage des animaux et court toujours le monde suivi de son étrange cortège d'animaux intelligents.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURHugh Lofting au fond des tranchées des Flandres invente, pour ses enfants, un curieux petit docteur qui parle le langage des animaux, .

Les Voyages du Docteur Dolittle

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 Headache? Tummy troubles? A patient could not hope for a better doctor than John Dolittle, MD, of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh - not if one searched the entire kingdom - the animal kingdom, that is.

 Whether curing a horse in need of spectacles or a poodle that has eaten too much cake, Doctor Dolittle knows just the thing to do because he can, in fact, ask them. Creatures come from far and wide to meet him, until one day a plea comes from across the ocean - setting the good doctor and his animal friends on course for a great adventure.

 Doctor Dolittle, famous for his ability to speak to animals, has spoken to the hearts of readers since he first appeared more than a century ago, beloved for the very love he shows animals the world over.

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

ALL that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him-indeed a great deal of it took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man's life which I myself saw and took part in. Many years ago the Doctor gave me permission to do this. But we were both of us so busy then voyaging around the world, having adventures and filling notebooks full of natural history that I never seemed to get time to sit down and write of our doings. Now of course, when I am quite an old man, my memory isn't so good any more. But whenever I am in doubt and have to hesitate and think, I always ask Polynesia, the parrot. That wonderful bird (she is now nearly two hundred and fifty years old) sits on the top of my desk, usually humming sailor songs to herself, while I write this book. And, as every one who ever met her knows, Polynesia's memory is the most marvelous memory in the world. If there is any happening I am not quite sure of, she is always able to put me right, to tell me exactly how it took place, who was there and everything about it. In fact sometimes I almost think I ought to say that this book was written by Polynesia instead of me. Very well then, I will begin. And first of all I must tell you something about myself and how I came to meet the Doctor.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Doctor Dolittle is one of the most delightful and fascinating characters in children's literature. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Story of Doctor Dolittle is illustrated with Hugh Lofting's own drawings, and includes updated material and an afterword by author Philip Ardagh. Doctor Dolittle's house in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is full to the brim with eccentric characters, from Polynesia the parrot to Gub-Gub the pig. After learning the languages of all his animals, the gracious and kind-hearted doctor hears that the monkeys in Africa have become inflicted with a terrible disease. So with a team of trusty creatures by his side, the doctor sets sail on an action-packed adventure to save them.

Imaginez ! C'est au fond des tranchées des Flandres, en pleine première guerre mondiale, qu'Hugh Lofting invente un curieux petit docteur qui parle le langage des animaux. Il raconte les aventure fantastiques du Docteur Dolittle "au fil des lettres agrémentées d'images qu'il envoyait à ses enfants depuis le "Front"" Aujourd'hui le Docteur Dolittle court toujours le monde suivi de son étrange cortège d'animaux intelligents... et sa popularité reste grande tant il incarne" l'éternelle enfance, capable de vivre tout entière de rêves, d'aventures et de passions.

Le docteur John Dolittle aime les animaux, au point de préférer leur compagnie à celle des humains. De surcroît, il possède un talent rare et précieux : il peut les comprendre et parler avec eux. Cela lui permet de leur venir en aide où il vit, en Angleterre, mais aussi en Afrique, où il se rend en bateau afin de secourir les singes menacés par une terrible maladie. Au cours de ce voyage, le docteur et ses amis vont devoir traverser le territoire des Jollinki, négocier avec le roi des animaux, et affronter une bande de pirates sans foi ni loi.

Docteur Dolittle

Le docteur John Dolittle aime les animaux, au point de préférer leur compagnie à celle des humains. De surcroît, il possède un talent rare et précieux : il peut les comprendre et parler avec eux. Cela lui permet de leur venir en aide à Puddleby-on-the-Marsch en Angleterre, où il vit, mais aussi en Afrique, où il se rend en bateau afin de secourir les singes menacés par une terrible maladie. Au cours de ce voyage, le docteur et ses amis – Jip le chien, Dab-Dab la cane, Too-Too le hibou, Gub-Gub le cochon, Polynesia le perroquet et Chee-Chee le singe – vont devoir, entre autres aventures, traverser le territoire des Jollinki, négocier avec le roi des animaux, et affronter une bande de pirates sans foi ni loi.

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