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Doctor Dolittle's Post Office

by Hugh Lofting · 1923

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

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
medium · 271 pages

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