The second book in the ever-popular Doctor Doolittle series finds the physician who can talk to animals setting sail in search of a missing colleague. Hugh Lofting's Newbery Medal-winning adventure ranges from the Mediterranean and South America to the bottom of the sea. Join the good doctor on a fun-filled adventure with Jip the Dog, Polynesia the Parrot, and more memorable characters. AUTHOR: Doctor Dolittle was born while British civil engineer Hugh Lofting (1886 1947) was serving in the trenches during World War I. When the war news was overwhelmingly depressing or tedious, Lofting wrote fanciful illustrated letters describing the adventures of a physician who could communicate with animals. The first Doctor Dolittle book was published in 1920 and was eventually followed by nine sequels plus two posthumous editions of previously unpublished pieces.