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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle is the story of a young apprentice of the great animal specialist Dr. Dolittle. Billy was just delivering meat for the Dr's pets while he was away and was so interested that he just had to find out everything that the Dr. knew. Dr. Dolittle agreed to teach him and Billy was very glad that he did.
Dr. Dolittle took voyages to places that he had never been and on this voyage Billy gets to go. They are going to try and find the floating island, which is always moving. But on the way they get hit by a terrible storm and the boat gets demolished. They then find their way to the island by floating on pieces of the boat.
This book is the most interesting book that I have ever read. It has creatures that you only see in your dreams and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys animals.

I got this for my 7 year old daughter. I'm so glad this classic is still around.

An interesting read--and very much of its own time. This is the source and root of the musical you loved as a child. Be forewarned that the racist views of Colonial England are well in tact, so read ahead before putting your little ones to bed with this otherwise charming book.

After reading reviews about the beautiful illustrations that accompany the re-release of this book, I was eager to purchase a copy for my nephew. However, when the hardcover copy printed by Kessinger Publishing (no date) arrived, I was disappointed to find that not only does it contain no illustrations, but it looks almost like a textbook. It is housed in an a very unattractive plain blue cover, and the font and layout made me feel like it was a homework assignment. I can't imagine this edition appealing to anyone - new readers or old.