The eleventh hour by graeme base best mystery books. Graeme base s the eleventh hour is one of the mostclever and entertaining books i have ever read. I remember distinctly the day on which i received this book as a present, along with another graeme base book the eleventh hour. Graeme base is a legendary britishaustralian writer and illustrator. Buy a cheap copy of the eleventh hour book by graeme base. I was absolutely in love with graeme base books when i was a youngster. 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. When horace the elephant decides to throw himself a party for his 11th birthday, he never suspects a. By graeme base, graeme base illustrator puffin books, 9780140561609, 40pp.
I can think of no other book consisting only of 31 pages. The eleventh hour a curious mystery hardback by base. Mar 12, 2015 melbourne artist graeme base is one of australias most celebrated childrens book illustrators. Inscribed by the author an elephants eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour, but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. Graeme base, creator of the popular animalia, has crafted another.
When horace turns 11, he has a party with games and music. Melbourne artist graeme base is one of australias most celebrated childrens book illustrators. A curious mystery 1988 is an illustrated childrens book by graeme base. Create a class list of similarities, highlighting the use of language, vocabulary and illustrations. Worksheets for the eleventh hour graeme base picture book literacy this resource is 6 worksheets to be used with graeme bases book the eleventh hour. Most of the books youve written and illustrated such as animalia, the water hole, the eleventh hour, the sign of the seahorse and jungle drums feature colorful, lush, accuratelooking paintings of wildlife. Tonight i will be in conversation with authorillustrator extraordinaire, graeme base, at paperchain bookstore in manuka. 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. Base s most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in australia.
Here, the stakes are clues to the solution of a mystery. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. Graeme base, interviewed in oconomowoc, wisconsin on october 2, 2004, while on tour from australia. If you want to know more about the multiawarded, extremely talented graeme base, click here to be taken to his official website. Unfortunately, i had tried to purchase directly from graeme s company itself in australia and they seemed to direct me to an outside source such as amazon. After the first reading, ask students to identify the similarities between this book and the eleventh hour. Dec 12, 2017 graeme base is too beautiful to be wasted on a bad copy of a copy. Appropriate for the ages of about 8 and above, this beautifully illustrated picture book is skilfully written, in verse form.
Kids can spend hours puzzling over the pictures in this book, trying to solve the mystery. When horace the elephant decides to throw himself a party for his 11th birthday, he never suspects a crime will be committed by lunchtime. The eleventh hour, a curious mystery by graeme base. It begins with an elephant named horace, who decides to celebrate his eleventh birthday, by throwing an extravagant fancy dress party. Seeing his books made me see the world so differently and in a good way. About graeme graeme base is one of the worlds leading creators of picture books. Very slight fading on the spine and previous owners name inside front cover. I wish i would have known the quality of the book before i purchased this copy.
The eleventh hour and animalia author oftens weave easter eggs hidden images and. Younger kids will still like the illustrations and story, but theyll probably have a hard time figuring out most of the clues in it, which may be frustrating for them. The eleventh hour by graeme base 1989, hardcover for sale. 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. Graeme lives in melbourne, australia, with his artist wife. Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published. A poem tells the story of animals attending a fancy dress birthday party, and a mystery which needs solving the. The eleventh hour curious mystery by graeme base a wondrous book with rhyming text and gloriously detailed illustrations, each containing a cryptic visual clues and hidden messages that will keep you searching happily for hours for the answers to the mystery. 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. When horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But who can say what mysteries a single page may hold. Friends are invited, party games are chosen and a beautiful birthday feast is made.
He invites his ten best friends to the party, with carefully planned games and a strict schedule to eat at 11. People this unique book, lavishly illustrated with original art and offering never before seen photographs and art, is an evocative look at the life and work of beloved and bestselling author and artist graeme base, the creator of the childrens classics animalia and the eleventh hour, as well as recent bestsellers the water hole, jungle. His alphabet book, animalia, has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of over three million copies. The eleventh hour by graeme base childrens books, mystery books. In a similar way, everyone wins with a graeme base picture book. The eleventh hour by graeme base is a wonderful mystery picture book for children. 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. The eleventh hour by base, graeme 1998 hardcover 5. Graeme rowland base born 6 april 1958 is an author and artist of picture books. Aug 15, 2015 examples of anthropomorphism anthropomorphism, being defined as an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics, has been explored since the believed birth of art. This puzzle book can be enjoyed at several different levels by children and adults alike. The illustrations are spectacular and theres so much detail it takes a couple of times to read to really see everything. Graeme base is too beautiful to be wasted on a bad copy of a copy. A curious mystery a book is read, a story ends, a telling tale is told.
His other books include the water hole, the eleventh hour, and the last king of angkor wat. I had the alphabet one apparently it was called animalia which is just amazing giant double page paintings for each letter of the alphabet with every inch of the page covered in objects and things that start with the letter of the page, and got the 11th hour a few years later for christmas. The title of this book is the eleventh hour and it was written by graeme base. 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. However in comparison to the more complex storyline of the eleventh hour, animalia is. Ive been trying to remember more about this book for a long time. When horace, the elephant turns eleven he plans a grand affair. The eleventh hour when horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. 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.
The eleventh hour is an allusion to the parable of the laborers found in matthew 20. A curious mystery by graeme base 1997, hardcover, prebound. See more ideas about childrens books, books and base. 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.
Worksheets for the eleventh hour graeme base picture. Publishers weekly graeme base is the author of many awardwinning books for children, including animalia puffin, the sign of the seahorse, and most recently, the discovery of dragons. This resource is 6 worksheets to be used with graeme base s book the eleventh hour. Oct 28, 2019 beautiful illustrations to enjoy as you read the story and the art also reveals who ate the birthday dinner. Thus like the eleventh hour, animalia has extremely vivid and detailed illustrations, once again picturing animals with human qualities.
Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has. This has to be my favorite illustrated book of all time. His books, with text by the author, feature densely illustrated puzzles with a wealth of detail that stays with the reader long. Graeme base is a transplanted englishman living in australia who is noted for his distinctive illustrations in such popular picture books for all ages as animalia, the eleventh hour, and the sign of the sea horse. Graeme base, creator of the popular animalia, has crafted another intricately wrought, gorgeously illustrated picture book, this time a mystery in verse.
The only reason this particular book got 3 stars is that is came looking like a copy of a copy. Graeme rowland base 1958 biography personal, addresses. In my opinion the eleventh hour proves to be a worthy contender to bases award winning picture book, animalia. The eleventh hour by graeme base the book that originally got me into drawing as a kid.
Being young, i was immediately fascinated by just looking at the front cover of animalia. A poem tells the story of animals attending a fancy dress. 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. But a mystery will be revealed and not one of the 11 animals is above suspicion when the clock strikes the eleventh hour. Worksheets for the eleventh hour graeme base picture book. The eleventh hour and animalia author oftens weave easter eggs. A curious mystery by graeme base was developed with gifted students in mind. 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. These last pages are sealed together, as the reader is encouraged to try and solve the puzzles themselves first. Dec 11, 2014 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. The eleventh hour by base, graeme and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The puzzles presented are challenging, engaging, and varied. I saw this book back in probably 19941996, and im in the united states. Beautiful illustrations, an interesting puzzle of a story book. I do know the mice thing definitely is part of it, so i hope that part stands out to someone. He is perhaps best known for his second book, animalia published in 1986, and third book the eleventh hour which was released in 1989.
Ask students to brainstorm all of the characters in the eleventh hour. The fun of poring over the pictures is matched by the enjoyment derived from the textwitty, ingenious verses. With our worksheets all the hard work has been done all you have to do is photocopy them. Reading the eleventh hour is like running a marathon. As in bases animalia, his lush, intricately detailed illustrations in the eleventh hour comprise a sort of visual hideandseek. Aug 24, 2006 the answer should be in the last part of the book the final portion of the book contains the answers to all of the clues in the book including the cipher, and how to solve them. He was born in amersham, england, but moved to australia with. Along with visual puzzles, there is plentiful word play, including puns, idioms, and ambigu. Its the eleventh hour by graeme base, thanks to followingmyfish.
His madly detailed alphabet book animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has now sold over three million copies. I had a graeme base book as a child and adored it, im pleased to say this book is more of the same. The day of the party arrives and all of his friends show up in their best costumes. The stories cute and children under 9 i think will enjoy it very much. Graeme base is one of the worlds leading creators of picture books. The childrens mystery book the eleventh hour by graeme base tells the story of horace the elephant who holds a party for his eleventh birthday. For this activity, read animalia also by graeme base to the class. He was born in amersham, england but moved to australia with his family at the age of eight and has lived there ever since. Whiteheather older elementary aged children will really enjoy solving the puzzles.
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