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Dr. Dolittle's Post Office

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dr. Dolittle's Post Office
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hugh Lofting
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110
ISBN/Barcode 9780099880400
ClassificationsDewey:821.912
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Illustrations Black and White

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Red Fox
Publication Date 19 September 1991
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

When Doctor Dolittle discovers that animals from all over the world want to communicate with each other, he has the fantastic idea of setting up the Swallow Mail, the fastest postal service ever.

Author Biography

Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. As a child he kept a miniature zoo and wildlife museum in his mother's linen cupboard and enjoyed making up stories for his family. He later studied engineering in London and the United States, and visited Canada, Africa and the West Indies. After his marriage in 1912 he settled in the United States. Hugh Lofting fought in the trenches during World War I and it was whilst observing the lack of compassion shown to the horses on the battlefields that the idea for Doctor Dolittle was born. He was the main character in letters Hugh sent home from the front to entertain his children. The successful publication of The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 was followed by a further eleven books. In 1923 Hugh Lofting was awarded the Newbery Medal. He died in 1947.