Doctor Dolittle's Post Office facts for kids
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| Author | Hugh Lofting |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Doctor Dolittle |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick A. Stokes |
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Publication date
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1923 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle |
| Followed by | Doctor Dolittle's Circus |
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the third exciting book in the famous Doctor Dolittle series by Hugh Lofting. Published in 1923, this story takes readers to the West Coast of Africa. Like other books in the series, it's filled with many different adventures.
The story begins with Doctor Dolittle helping to set up a special postal service. This service is for a small African kingdom called Fantippo, ruled by King Koko.
Contents
Doctor Dolittle's Amazing Ideas
Doctor Dolittle comes up with a brilliant idea for the postal service. He uses migrating birds to carry mail! These birds fly letters and packages from one continent to another. This clever idea was a lot like the air mail services that would become popular much later.
Adventures and Discoveries
As the story continues, Doctor Dolittle has many more adventures. He finds a secret island where amazing prehistoric creatures live. He also ends up in an African jail for a short time. But that doesn't stop him!
He even invents special alphabets for animals to use. Plus, he manages to outsmart and defeat two armies!
Animals Tell Their Stories
A fun part of this book is that each animal in Doctor Dolittle's family shares their own personal story. This gives readers a chance to learn more about their favorite animal characters.
The animal postal service grows bigger and bigger. It eventually becomes a worldwide system for animals to send mail and even publish their own news.
Meeting the Oldest Creature
Towards the end of the book, Doctor Dolittle goes on a special journey. He wants to meet Mudface the Turtle. Mudface is believed to be the oldest living creature on Earth. He even survived the Great Flood!
The full story of the Great Flood is told in a later book. It's called Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake, which was published after Hugh Lofting passed away in 1948.
