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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Author: T. S. Eliot
An engaging collection of humorous poems. These verses, originally composed to amuse Eliot’s intimate friends, have proven irresistible to cat lovers, lovers of nonsense, and admirers of Eliot throughout the English-speaking world. “Enough ferocious fancy and parody to knock the spots off most cat books and most...verses” (Time...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780151686575
ISBN-10: 0151686572
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 48
Reading Level: Young Adult
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4 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Harcourt
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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Helpful Score: 1
charmingly illustrated and most amusing . . i love this book
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reviewed Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats on + 813 more book reviews
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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