The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting (1886 - 1947)

Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better understand nature and the history of the world.(summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure

Language: English

Group: Newbery Medal and Honor Books

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Prologue James Smith
00:01:53
Play 01 Part 1 Ch. 1 The Cobbler's Son Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:06:49
Play 02 Part 1 Ch. 2 I Hear of the Great Naturalist Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:12:03
Play 03 Part 1 Ch. 3 The Doctor's Home Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:12:58
Play 04 Part 1 Ch. 4 The Wiff-Waff Nichole Karl
00:10:55
Play 05 Part 1 Ch. 5 Polynesia Mary Anderson
00:12:32
Play 06 Part 1 Ch. 6 The Wounded Squirrel Betsie Bush
00:05:40
Play 07 Part 1 Ch. 7 Shellfish Talk Betsie Bush
00:06:53
Play 08 Part 1 Ch. 8 Are you a Good Noticer? Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:06:11
Play 09 Part 1 Ch. 9 The Garden of Dreams Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:06:51
Play 10 Part 1 Ch. 10 The Private Zoo Farida
00:06:38
Play 11 Part 1 Ch. 11 My Schoolmaster, Polynesia Farida
00:06:24
Play 12 Part 1 Ch. 12 My Great Idea Stefan Schmelz
00:06:52
Play 13 Part 1 Ch. 13 A Traveler Arrives Stefan Schmelz
00:05:19
Play 14 Part 1 Ch. 14 Chee-Chee's Voyage Fracture
00:04:05
Play 15 Part 1 Ch. 15 I Become A Doctor's Assistant Fracture
00:05:14
Play 16 Part 2 Ch. 1 The Crew of "The Curlew" Nichole Karl
00:03:45
Play 17 Part 2 Ch. 2 Luke the Hermit Nichole Karl
00:05:11
Play 18 Part 2 Ch. 3 Jip and the Secret Fracture
00:04:34
Play 19 Part 2 Ch. 4 Bob Fracture
00:06:04
Play 20 Part 2 Ch. 5 Mendoza Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:08:07
Play 21 Part 2 Ch. 6 The Judge's Dog Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:05:53
Play 22 Part 2 Ch. 7 The End of the Mystery Fracture
00:05:35
Play 23 Part 2 Ch. 8 Three Cheers Danielle Buttrey
00:05:27
Play 24 Part 2 Ch. 9 The Purple BIrd-of-Paradise Danielle Buttrey
00:04:27
Play 25 Part 2 Ch. 10 Long Arrow, The Son of Golden Arrow Danielle Buttrey
00:05:48
Play 26 Part 2 Ch. 11 Blind Travel Ada Kerman
00:06:05
Play 27 Part 2 Ch. 12 Destiny and Destination Ada Kerman
00:04:05
Play 28 Part 3 Ch. 1 The Third Man Ada Kerman
00:06:51
Play 29 Part 3 Ch. 2 Good-Bye! Ada Kerman
00:03:57
Play 30 Part 3 Ch. 3 Our Troubles Begin Daryl_S
00:07:18
Play 31 Part 3 Ch. 4 Our Troubles Continue Daryl_S
00:09:09
Play 32 Part 3 Ch. 5 Polynesia Has a Plan Tim Makarios
00:06:25
Play 33 Part 3 Ch. 6 The Bed-maker of Monteverde Tim Makarios
00:04:50
Play 34 Part 3 Ch. 7 The Doctor's Wager Tim Makarios
00:09:00
Play 35 Part 3 Ch. 8 The Great Bullfight Tim Makarios
00:11:51
Play 36 Part 3 Ch. 9 We Depart in a Hurry Sandra
00:06:30
Play 37 Part 4 Ch. 1 Shellfish Languages Again Chris Goringe
00:07:00
Play 38 Part 4 Ch. 2 The Fidgit's Story Chris Goringe
00:19:13
Play 39 Part 4 Ch. 3 Bad Weather Chris Goringe
00:05:22
Play 40 Part 4 Ch. 4 Wrecked! Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:10:32
Play 41 Part 4 Ch. 5 Land! Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:08:01
Play 42 Part 4 Ch. 6 The Jabizri Sandra
00:08:16
Play 43 Part 4 Ch. 7 Hawk's-head Mountain Sandra
00:10:57
Play 44 Part 5 Ch. 1 A Great Moment Sandra
00:09:45
Play 45 Part 5 Ch. 2 "The Men of the Moving, Land" Sandra
00:05:20
Play 46 Part 5 Ch. 3 Fire Mark F. Smith
00:06:39
Play 47 Part 5 Ch. 4 What Makes an Island Float Mark F. Smith
00:06:16
Play 48 Part 5 Ch. 5 War! Mark F. Smith
00:08:25
Play 49 Part 5 Ch. 6 General Polynesia Mark F. Smith
00:06:57
Play 50 Part 5 Ch. 7 The Peace of the Parrots Pat Elder
00:05:10
Play 51 Part 5 Ch. 8 The Hanging Stone Pat Elder
00:08:43
Play 52 Part 5 Ch. 9 The Election Kristine Bekere
00:11:03
Play 53 Part 5 Ch. 10 The Coronation of King Jong Wina Hathaway
00:08:59
Play 54 Part 6 Ch. 1 New Popsipetel Pat Elder
00:09:04
Play 55 Part 6 Ch. 2 Thoughts of Home Pat Elder
00:08:00
Play 56 Part 6 Ch. 3 The Red Man's Science Pat Elder
00:05:50
Play 57 Part 6 Ch. 4 The Sea-Serpent Pat Elder
00:11:00
Play 58 Part 6 Ch. 5 The Shellfish Riddle Solved at Last Pat Elder
00:08:47
Play 59 Part 6 Ch. 6 The Last Cabinet Meeting Pat Elder
00:05:00
Play 60 Part 6 Ch. 7 The Doctor's Decision Pat Elder
00:19:44