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Skimbleshanks - (Old Possum Picture Books) by T S Eliot (Paperback)

Skimbleshanks - (Old Possum Picture Books) by  T S Eliot (Paperback) - 1 of 1
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Highlights

  • We must find him or the train can't start!
  • 5 Years
  • 9.6" x 9.6" Paperback
  • 32 Pages
  • Juvenile Fiction, Animals
  • Series Name: Old Possum Picture Books

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About the Book



"First published in 1939 in 'Old Possum's book of practical cats' by Faber and Faber Ltd, ... London"--Colophon.



Book Synopsis



We must find him or the train can't start!

All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won't let anything go wrong. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.



About the Author



Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He came to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.

Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of over fifty books, including What Use is a Moose?, Bertie was a Watchdog, and The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy, as well as the enormously popular series Seriously Silly Stories.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.6 Inches (H) x 9.6 Inches (W) x .2 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 5 Years
Series Title: Old Possum Picture Books
Sub-Genre: Animals
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages: 32
Publisher: Faber & Faber Children's
Theme: Cats
Format: Paperback
Author: T S Eliot
Language: English
Street Date: November 15, 2016
TCIN: 85059562
UPC: 9780571324835
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-2919
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.2 inches length x 9.6 inches width x 9.6 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.45 pounds
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