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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Author: T. S. Eliot, Axel Scheffler (Illustrator)
T. S. Eliot’s playful cat poems have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were first published in 1939. They were originally composed for his godchildren, with Eliot posing as Old Possum himself, and later inspired the legendary musical Cats. Now with vibrant illustrations by the award-winning Axel Sch...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780547248271
ISBN-10: 054724827X
Publication Date: 10/19/2009
Pages: 80
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 katzpawz avatar reviewed Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats on + 281 more book reviews
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The poetry was the basis for "CATS" the musical and the illustrations are by Edward Gorey (think "Mystery" on Public TV) great to read aloud!
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charmingly illustrated and most amusing . . i love this book
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Ho hum! Drivel and nonsensical poems about a myriad of the feline persuasion. Not quite up to the par of Ogden Nash. Why bother?
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It was a very good read. I liked this much better then the wastland.
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Meet the cats of "Cats" the Broadway musical.
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I'm a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats", so when I discovered it was actually based on a set of poems, I was so excited to read them. While I enjoy Webber's musical version of many of these poems, it's pretty neat to simply read them as poetry.

This is a great read for people owned by cats or cat-lovers. :)


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