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Bad, Bad Cats

Name: Bad, Bad Cats
ISBN: 9780140383911

By Roger McGough

Tough-talking cats meet mischievous animals, surprising words and a rhythm-filled world where anything can happen.

witty playful cheeky rhythmic

Genres

Humour Animals Poetry/Verse

What is Bad, Bad Cats about?

Meet a gang of tough-talking cats who strut through the streets, demand protection money and cause plenty of mischief. Alongside their comic adventures is a lively collection of poems about animals, music and the surprising ways words can behave. Roger McGough fills each verse with puns, rhythm and playful twists, including poems inspired by Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals. Witty, cheeky and full of energy, this collection invites readers to enjoy poetry that sounds as good aloud as it looks on the page.

About the author

Roger McGough is a well-known British poet who writes fun and imaginative poems for children and adults. He is famous for his lively poetry collections, including 'The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse.' Roger often uses humour and clever wordplay in his work, making reading poetry an exciting adventure for everyone.

Pages

101 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

1997

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