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| Edition: | Delacorte Books for Young Readers (Hardcover) |
| Author: | Hugh Lofting |
| Published: | December 1988 |
| Pages: | 242 |
| ISBN 10: | 0440501172 |
| New: | $119.76 (4) |
| Used: | $3.96 (21) |
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Doctor Dolittle's Caravan deals with the titular character's bird opera, centering around a female green canary named Pippinella. Pippinella is special in that she possesses what is generally assumed to be an exclusive trait of male canaries: birdsong. Ultimately, Doctor Dolittle creates a "Canary Opera" (using canaries and other bird species as well), based on Pippinella's life story. This opera, jointly composed by both the Doctor and Pippinella, becomes an overwhelming success in London.
The novel disrupts the chronological order of the series, with events occurring between "Circus" and "Voyages" despite the book's publication between "Zoo" and "Garden". This book is the follow-up to Doctor Dolittle's Circus, for the Doctor (at this point in time) is still operating the circus he inherited from the runaway former owner, Albert Blossom. Pippinella's eventual fate, and Doctor Dolittle's final adventures with her, are ultimately revealed in the much later book, Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary.
