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Summary: You may WANT the "adulterated" edition
Review: As you read these reviews, be aware that the "non-PC" material in the original includes an African begging Dr. Dolittle to make him white, since being black makes him unattractive. While Lofting didn't mean to be hurtful and was simply a product of the world in which he lived, you may feel that you can do better for your children than to send them off into today's world with the notion that white people are more attractive and that black people all wish they were white. If nothing else, the fact that they identify Eddie Murphy with the good doctor may render the "unadulterated" version of the book quite strange to them!
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Summary: An excellent book but too easy and unexplained!
Review: Doctor Dolittle is the story of a famous animal doctor from a town called Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. He has the amazing ability to talk with animals. One day, he is asked to go and help monkeys in Africa with a deadly disease. The story continues to unravel into a large, yet unexplained and jumpy adventure. Although we did not understand some of the parts, we enjoyed the book. Younger readers would enjoy it more (Grades 3-4)
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Summary: Beware, this edition is adulterated
Review: Dr. Dolittle has fallen afoul of the PC police, well before they were so named. This edition is heavily adulterated to maintain political correctness. Unfortunately, you must read the afterword to understand this. A great story, a bad edition.
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Summary: Beware, this has been adulterated
Review: Dr. Dolittle has fallen afoul of the PC police, well before they were so named. This edition is heavily adulterated to maintain political correctness. Unfortunately, you must read the afterword to understand this. A great story, a bad edition.
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Summary: The Story of Dr. Dolittle
Review: Dr. Dolittle is a very fun and enjoyable book. I encourage you to read it. This book has the most exciting and amazing adventures ever. You will have a blast learning animal language and reading this book. After this one be sure to read all the others like Dr. Dolittle in the Circus.
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Summary: a classic for all ages
Review: Dr. Dolittle is definitely a must-read for people of all ages, for children and for those who are young-at-heart. It is the story of a generous old man who seems capable of doing anything! All he wants to do is help, and he doesn't care if he loses all his money just to save monkeys in Africa from an epidemic. But the best thing about Dr. Dolittle is that he can talk to animals -- and this is probably every child's dream. And so read this when you're very young, read this to your children, and read this when you've forgotten what it is to be a kid. Because the quaint British way in which the story is told will keep you amused, while the crazy adventures of Dr. Dolittle and his conversations with his animal friends will keep your imagination rolling!
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Summary: a classic for all ages
Review: Dr. Dolittle is definitely a must-read for people of all ages, for children and for those who are young-at-heart. It is the story of a generous old man who seems capable of doing anything! All he wants to do is help, and he doesn't care if he loses all his money just to save monkeys in Africa from an epidemic. But the best thing about Dr. Dolittle is that he can talk to animals -- and this is probably every child's dream. And so read this when you're very young, read this to your children, and read this when you've forgotten what it is to be a kid. Because the quaint British way in which the story is told will keep you amused, while the crazy adventures of Dr. Dolittle and his conversations with his animal friends will keep your imagination rolling!
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Summary: Beware, this edition is adulterated
Review: Dr. Doolittle fell afoul of the PC police, before they were so named. This edition has been adulterated to maintain political correctness and there is no indication of this unless you read the afterword. Great story, bad edition.
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Summary: A classic that makes children think outside the box.
Review: I grew up with Hugh Lofting's books and wanted my children to read them. As Dr. Dolittle learns to communicate with animals, we begin to think about feelings and habits of individuals very different from ourselves. Dr. Dolittle did not fit in with many of the stuffier aspects of British society. Thus, he was a miserable failure as a human doctor. His animals recognized his caring spirit and taught him to become an outstanding animal doctor. The stories contain suspense and adventure but there is little explicit violence. The animal characters, Jip the dog, Gub Gub the pig, Polinesia the parrot each have their own personalities and become friends with the reader. Hugh Lofting was an Englishman of the early 20th century. As such, he used some troubling phrases that might be considered racist. Much of this seems to have been deleted or modified in the current version of this book. I wanted my children to read all of the other Dr. Dolittle books. Unfortunately most of them are out of print. Thank goodness,I was able to find a number of the other titles in the Amazon.com used book section.
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Summary: Dr. Dolittle
Review: I really liked the book Dr. Dolittle. It was a good book I wanted to read the whole book in a day but I was to busy to. I really liked the part when the bird was telling the king that he better let them go or he will do something to him. I would recommend this book to who ever likes animals.
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