The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

Later editions, which are still under copyright, changed some language and plot elements that are considered racially derogatory.

This recording is of the original edition, which is in the public domain. His fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world and soon he sets off to cure a monkey epidemic in Africa, finding all sorts of exciting adventures on the way. In The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), the first of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books, we are introduced to the good doctor who gives up treating people after Polynesia, his parrot, teaches him animal languages. Jane Goodall, and she adored the Dolittle books as a child.Download cover art Download CD case insert The Story of Doctor Dolittle In particular, The Story of Doctor Dolittle contains themes of colonialism that are. Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) began what became the Doctor Dolittle stories while writing letters to his children from the front during World War I. Despite being primarily aimed at children, the series contains mature themes that help it attract the attention of adults. I listened to this because I’ve recently grown to greatly respect Dr. The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the first entry in the Doctor Dolittle series, a children’s book series by English author Hugh Lofting. Alongside that, I was disappointed how the doctor in the end came into riches, but again, I think this could be an opportunity for a talk about animal welfare. Though its iconic status had solidified, Doctor Dolittle faded slowly from. In the rankings of children’s literature, its popularity was for many years topped only by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I think a conversation about this with a young listener could do wonders. Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle series was a consistent best-seller from the time of its initial publication through the mid-20th century.

This adds to the fanciful fun on one hand, and calls for a discussion of the nature of the true inhabitants of these lands and their varied cultures on the other. It’s obvious that the people and animals of these lands are being described through a 1920 European lens. The lands that the doctor and his animals explore sometimes have real names, but they are fictitious through and through. We are asked to think on how we can learn to understand animals, and how we can help each other. The Story of Doctor Dolittle The Story of Doctor Dolittle is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world. This classic story takes the listener on magical journey, and calls on them to engage their imagination to explore not only far off and distant lands, but the relationship of man and animal. So he sails off from his home, bringing along all his pals: Dab-Dab, the duck Jip, the dog Gub-Gub, the baby pig Polynesia, the parrot and Too-Too, the owl.

A treat for the imagination and chance for conversation One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from Africathe monkeys there need his help.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting