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.

In this first book in the series, Doctor Dolittle discovers that he can talk to the animals--Jip the dog, Dab Dab the duck, Polynesia the parrot.

One of a series of revised editions of Dr Dolittle stories. When he discovers that animals from all over the world want to communicate with each other, Dr Dolittle has the wonderful idea of setting up the Swallow Mail, the fastest postal service ever.

Doctor Dolittle loves animals - and he can actually talk to them as well. When he receives a mysterious call inviting him to Africa, the doctor's animal adventures really begin. This is a retelling of a Hugh Lofting story.

Doctor Dolittle's zoo is in the garden of his house in Puddleby, and it's a zoo with a difference - the locks are on the inside of the doors so that the animals can come and go as they please. And with the help of his friends, the Doctor solves the mystery of the fire at the nearby Manor.

Doctor Dolittle's garden is teeming with insects, so he decides to learn the insect languages and soon hears some fascinating stories. None is more fascinating than the tale of the giant moths, and he plans a trip to seek them out. But before he can set off, he is amazed when one of them turns up.

Doctor Dolittle's travels take him to the moon, where there's a whole new world of animals and plants to study, such as whispering vines and singing forests. But back on Earth, the Doctor's friends wonder if he'll ever come home again.

At long last, the anxious watchers at Puddleby-on-the-Marsh see the signal which means that Doctor Dolittle is on his way back from the moon To everyone's surprise, the Doctor arrives on the back of an enormous locust - and he, too, has reached an enormous size through years of living on the moon. Explainations and thrilling tales of adventure follow the Doctor's return ...

Pippinella, the canary with the marvellous voice, tells the Doctor the story of her life. Together with his animal friends, the Doctor determines to find Pippinella's master and his mysterious stolen papers. The author wrote about Doctor Dolittle in his letters home to entertain his two children.

From a voyage to Africa to a dog detective solving mysteries in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, these adventures are as enthralling as any in the Doctor's eventful life.