Doctor Dolittle establishes a swallow mail service for the animals when he discovers that they have their own way of writing.

Although at first he plans only to exhibit the Pushmi-pullyu, John Dolittle soon becomes manager of a very special circus.

The doctor who can talk to the animals makes some mind-blowing lunar discoveries in this spacefaring adventure from the Newbery Medal–winning author.   On the back of a gigantic moth, John Dolittle and his companions travel through space from London to the moon. And they make an interesting landing party indeed. There's the esteemed doctor and naturalist, his secretary Thomas Stubbins, Polynesia the parrot, and Chee-Chee the monkey. Though...

The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language. As he travels to London with his animal caravan, he befriends a small bird around whom he establishes a bird opera which creates a tremendous success in London.