Read Time: 4hrs 30mins
Author: Hugh Lofting
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animal
Synopsis: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922), winner of the 1923 Newbery Medal, is Hugh Lofting’s second book featuring the animal-talking physician. Narrated by young Tommy Stubbins, the story follows the doctor to find a lost naturalist, Long Arrow, leading to adventures in South America, a voyage on a giant snail, and the doctor becoming king of a local tribe
Points of Interest: Voyages, animals, myths
Who may like this book: Children who love imaginative animal adventures, fantasy, and classic literature.
Dialogic Reading Prompts
- What makes Doctor Dolittle unique?
- How does he communicate with animals?
- What would you ask animals if you could talk to them?
- How do his adventures help others?
- What challenges does he face?
- What would you do on one of his voyages?
- What lesson does the story teach about understanding others?
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