Exciting Adventure!

A very creative story told in almost 300 pages, not for the unsteady reader or one with a short attention span. The tale expresses wonderful use of imagination and takes you aboard Dr. Dolittle's ship. How did Dr. Dolittle get his name? More than one voyage? What abut his young apprentice? All these questions answered in the book. Heart pounding times, humorous times, memorable times. A voyage you didn't want to finish, yet couldn't wait to close. All the talking animals are truly fascinating, and everything in Hugh Lofting's world becomes alive. All the animals with their own personalities--vocabulary usage is wonderful, for the older child, yet the story structure is for that of an 8 year old. Interestingly told. Remarkable book.