The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books to be published, comin out in 1922. It is nearly five times aslong as its predecessor and the writing style is pitched at a more mature audience. The scope of the novel is vast; it is divided into six parts and the illustration are also more sophisticated in the series that was adapted into the film Doctor Dolittle.

Doctor Dolittle loves animals. In fact, he loves animals so much that his cozy cottage in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is bursting with pets: goldfish in the pond, rabbits in the pantry, white mice in the piano, a squirrel in the linen closet, a hedgehog in the cellar, not to mention a horse, chickens and pigeons, two lambs, and many others. But his favorite pets by far are Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and...

Come along with the Doctor and his animal friends as he joins a circus, becomes king of a floating island, explores the world, the bottom of the sea, and the moon.

The insects of Dr. Dolittle's garden are the object of his careful study--in particular, a giant moth sent from another world to bring the Doctor to its far-off home. The Dog Museum and its director also become involved.

An abridged version of the adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.