The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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Our rating: ****

This is the story of how Tommy Stubbins, the son of Jacob Stubbins, the shoemaker, first met the Doctor and became his assistant. Soon after Tommy begins to learn some animal language, a purple bird of paradise named Miranda arrives to tell Doctor Dolittle that Long Arrow, a great Indian naturalist, is missing. Doctor Dolittle decides to take a voyage, even though he won’t be able to meet Long Arrow. To decide where to go, they play a game called Blind Travel. They end up choosing the very spot that Long Arrow was last seen in, Spider Monkey Island. They set off at once with Bumpo, Crown Prince of the Jolliginki; Jip the dog; Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey and encounter some wonderful adventures.

There’s something about the Doctor Dolittle stories that I really like. They are so much fun. I left half the book out of the review, as it would take a really long review, not to mention give some of it away, if I told you all of the wonderful details. Some of the animals are great, and the Wiff-Waff is so funny, not to mention fun to say. “Wiff-Waff.” Anyway, I enjoyed this book a lot.

The Spell of the White Sturgeon

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Our rating: **

Ramsay Cartou, formerly from Chicago, is on his way north to take a job in a tannery. However, during his trip through Lake Michigan, the boat sinks during a storm. Ramsay makes it ashore and arrives at Three Points, ready and eager for the job at the tannery. Unfortunately, his potential boss turns out to be a man who Ramsay wouldn’t work for in a million years. Due to the man having most of Three Points under his thumb, Ramsay finds refuge with a farmer and eventually learns to be a fisherman.

I didn’t tell you half the story! There’s a lot more. The White Sturgeon is dreaded because it is commonly believed that his appearance heralds disaster. While Ramsay is learning to be a fisherman, someone begins destroying the local fishermen’s nets, so Ramsay and his fishing friend Hans have to catch the vandal before their livelihood is ruined.