The book has also inspired an animated tv series, has its own app and is the first offering in a detailed digital education program called the graeme base. When horace the elephant decides to throw himself a party for his 11th birthday, he never suspects a crime will be committed by lunchtime. Buy the eleventh hour by graeme base from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. This one is akin to the eleventh hour one of my very favorites an amazing book. Generations of children have grown up enthralled by his creations, including animalia awarded the children book councils picture book of the year honour book in 1987 and the eleventh hour awarded the same prize in 1989 his other works include grandma lived in gooligulch 1983, the sign of the seahorse 1992, the. When horace the elephant turns eleven he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a splendid party. You can help bertie find all the missing things and reveal the mysteries of enigma using the special code at the back of the book. Bestseller graeme base harks back to his classic new york times bestselling solvethemystery story the eleventh hour in an allnew book that will puzzle and entice young readers. Other favourites by graeme base include the eleventh hour, my grandma lived in gooligulch. Last night we read the eleventh hour by graeme base, and i wanted to tell you about it because it is one of my very favorite books. Horace, the elephant, is turning eleven, and he plans a huge party to celebrate, complete with an incredible feast to share with his eleven guests.
Reading the eleventh hour is like running a marathon. Enter a magical world in this warm, funny, and enduring story about the special relationship between a grandson and his grandpa and their love for magic. Description the eleventh hour by graeme base horace turns eleven and celebrates with a splendid party. In it, horace the elephant holds a party for his eleventh birthday.
These last pages are sealed together, as the reader is encouraged to try and solve the puzzles themselves first. His alphabet book animalia, received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales approaching three million copies. Graeme base is a legendary britishaustralian writer and illustrator. The eleventh hour by graeme base 9780810932654 booktopia.
Enigma by graeme base enigma is the second of graeme bases mystery childrens books. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Speech pathology book of the year, younger readers. This resource is 6 worksheets to be used with graeme bases book the eleventh hour. The eleventh hour by base, graeme 1998 hardcover 5. But when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most bizarre mystery is revealed.
Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of over three million copies other favourites by graeme base include the eleventh hour, the waterhole, jungle drums, unos garden, enigma, the legend of the golden snail. Other favourites by graeme base include the eleventh hour, the waterhole, jungle drums, unos garden, enigma, the legend of the golden snail, the jewel fish of. Kids can spend hours puzzling over the pictures in this book, trying to solve the mystery. Akin to the eleventh hour, this uberpuzzle of a picture book asks readers to crack. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of over three million copies. Browse books by graeme base the last king of angkor wat. But little does horace know that when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most curious mystery will be revealed. An elephants eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour. The day of the party arrives and all of his friends show up in their best costumes. The eleventh hour by graeme base is a wonderful mystery picture book for children. Just the faqs from eleventh hour enigma tulsa, oklahoma.
If you want to know more about the multiawarded, extremely talented graeme base, click here to be taken to his official website. Graeme rowland base born 6 april 1958 is an author and artist of picture books. Enigma is the second of graeme bases mystery childrens books. Enter a magical world in this warm, funny, and enduring story about the special relationship between a grandson and his grandpaand their love for magic. Graeme base, creator of the popular animalia, has crafted another intricately wrought, gorgeously illustrated picture book, this time a mystery in verse. There are games, fine music, and the promise of a magnificent feast to come. As in bases animalia, his lush, intricately detailed illustrations in the eleventh hour comprise a sort of visual hideandseek. Ive always been fascinated by graeme bases work he manages to.
His madly detailed alphabet book animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has now sold over three million copies. Graeme base books list of books by author graeme base. Other favourites by graeme base include the eleventh hour, my grandma lived in gooligulch, the sign of the seahorse, the discovery of dragons, the worst band in the universe,the waterhole and the waterhole board book, jungle drums and unos garden. He is perhaps best known for his second book, animalia published in 1986, and third book the eleventh hour which was released in 1989. Graeme base is currently considered a single author. With our worksheets all the hard work has been done all you have to do is photocopy them. Graeme base is a successful australian author and artist of picture books that have been sold internationally. A curious mystery by graeme base was developed with gifted students in mind. About graeme graeme base is one of the worlds leading creators of picture books. Book online using our automated reservation system to check availability and reserve your game, or you can call us at 918. Graeme base is one of the worlds leading creators of picture books.
Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986. He learned some code breaking lessons from his first book, the eleventh hour which is my favorite graeme base book and will be saved for last because of its amazingness, and put an actual enigma machine in the back cover of the book. Friends are invited, party games are chosen and a beautiful birthday feast is made. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. In 2007 this last title featured in six major awards and was winner of three. When horace, the elephant turns eleven he plans a grand affair. Bestseller graeme base harks back to his classic new york times bestselling solvethemystery story the eleventh hour in an allnew book that will puzzle and entice young readers enter a magical world in this warm, funny, and enduring story about the special relationship between a grandson and his grandpaand their love for magic. Bestseller graeme base harks back to his classic new york times bestselling solvethemystery story the eleventh hour in an allnew book that will puzzle and. See more ideas about picture book, childrens books, books. Along with visual puzzles, there is plentiful word play, including puns, idioms, and ambigu. A curious mystery 1988 is an illustrated childrens book by graeme base. Bestseller graeme base harks back to his classic new york times bestselling solvethemystery story the eleventh hour in an allnew book.
Here, the stakes are clues to the solution of a mystery. Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in. A curious mystery by graeme base this book, by one of nicks favorite artists, is a rich visual feast with so many delicious details new delights will be spotted with every read. His other works include grandma lived in gooligulch 1983, the sign of the seahorse 1992, the. Bestseller graeme base harks back to his classic new york times bestselling solvethemystery story the eleventh hour in an allnew book that will puzzle. In it, horace the elephant holds a party for his eleventh birthday, to which he invites his ten best friends various animals to play eleven games and share in a feast that he has prepared. Other favourites by graeme base include the eleventh hour, the waterhole, jungle drums, unos garden, enigma, the legend of the golden snail, the jewel fish of karnak, little elephants, the last king of angkor wat, the little bug books, eye to eye and the amazing monster detectoscope. This way you can just reset the machine and a whole new group of kids can break. Generations of children have grown up enthralled by his creations, including animalia awarded the children book councils picture book of the year honour book in 1987 and the eleventh hour awarded the same prize in 1989. The puzzles presented are challenging, engaging, and varied. Graeme base has done it again and i had pretty much lost hope. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and it has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than two million copies. Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in australia.