Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
	List Price:   $9.99 Unit Price:   $7.99 You Save:   $2.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0156685701 ISBN-13:   9780156685702 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Mariner Books Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   October 1968 Pages:   64 Format:   Paperback Ages:   14 and up
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Subjects
AR Quiz # (Quiz Name): 158665 (Golden Gate Bridge (Virtual Field Trip)) Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Middle Grade Point Value: 1.0
Description/Notes
The inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical CATS, and its upcoming movie adaptation, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Taylor Swift (Bombalurina), Idris Elba (Macavity the Mystery Cat), Dame Judi Dench (Old Deuteronomy), Ian McKellen (Gus the Theatre Cat), James Corden (Bustopher Jones), Jennifer Hudson (Grizabella), Jason Derulo (Rum Tum Tugger), and Rebel Wilson (Jennyanydots). Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad. Some are good, and some are bad . . . These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups. Eliot's beloved cat poems are a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round, and Nicolas Bentley's graphic interpretations are sure to charm. Mr. T.S. Eliot intimate friends received from time to time typewritten verses which were apparently anonymous but which were always identifiable. The poems which concern cats are presented here. T.S. Eliot pays tribute to "Mr. Mistoffelees, " "The Run Tum Tugger, " "Macavity: The Mystery Cat, " and a variety of other cats in this engaging collection of humorous poems. Originally composed to amuse Mr. Eliot's intimate friends, to whom they were sent anonymously, these verses have proven irresistible to cat lovers, lovers of nonsense, and admirers of T.S. Eliot throughout the English-speaking world.