For instance, the entrance hall shown below is based on the interior of st peters in rome. Graeme base, creator of the popular animalia, has crafted another intricately wrought, gorgeously illustrated picture book, this time a mystery in verse. The eleventh hour by base, graeme 1998 hardcover 5. I had a graeme base book as a child and adored it, im pleased. Horace the elephant was turning eleven so he planned a party for him and his friends to celebrate.
Horace the elephant is celebrating his 11th bday and has invited. Inside the actors studio names of artists childrens book illustration book illustrations source of inspiration design inspiration fantastic art singular art images. Lot 2 graeme base books eleventh hour animalia curious. 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. They would eat their birthday feast at the eleventh hour. Graeme base is one of the worlds leading creators of picture books. The eleventh hour is yet another wonderfully written and spectacularly illustrated book by graeme base. The eleventh hour by graeme base 9780810932654 booktopia. Up for auction is a lot of 2 graeme base books, known for his illustrations and mystery books. 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. 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. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
The eleventh hour by graeme base picture book, favorite books. Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published. 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. When horace the elephant decides to throw himself a party for his 11th birthday, he never suspects a crime will be committed by lunchtime. When horace the elephant decides to throw himself a party for his 11th birthday, he never suspects a. The rhyming text and lavish, detailed illustrations each provide clues, and its up to the reader to piece. This is a deceptively simple, beautifully illustrated, picture book about an. This puzzle book can be enjoyed at several different levels by children and adults alike. 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.
Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The illustrations on each page are inspired by realworld architecture and designs. Ask students to brainstorm all of the characters in the eleventh hour. Very slight fading on the spine and previous owners name inside front cover. The eleventh hour has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The eleventh hour by graeme base 1989, hardcover for.
Rhyming text and detailed illustrations provide clues. Reading the eleventh hour is like running a marathon. The eleventh hour by graeme base, 9780810932654, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. These are hardcovers and all are in great used condition. Buy a cheap copy of the eleventh hour book by graeme base.
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 rhyming text and lavish, detailed illustrations each provide clues, and its up to the reader to piece them together and decide whodunit. Create a class list of similarities, highlighting the use of language, vocabulary and illustrations. The day of the party arrives and all of his friends show up in their best costumes. He experimented with the wacky world of advertising and playing in a rock band before finally finding his place in the world of. Beautiful illustrations, an interesting puzzle of a story book. The illustrations are spectacular and theres so much detail it takes a couple of times to read to really see everything. The eleventh hour by graeme base childrens books, mystery books. He invites his ten best friends to the party, with carefully planned games and a strict schedule to eat at 11. But a mystery will be revealed and not one of the 11 animals is above suspicion when the clock strikes the eleventh hour. A curious mystery 1988 is an illustrated childrens book by graeme base. Graeme base is too beautiful to be wasted on a bad copy of a copy. Graeme bases curious tale of a birthday party gone awry is a visual treat. The eleventh hour by graeme base, 9780810932654, available at.
Here, the stakes are clues to the solution of a mystery. In 2007 this last title featured in six major awards and was winner of three. One puzzle, the knights on a partial chessboard, took me weeks to figure out, and it was a 40move solution this is a difficult game, and they retained the spookiness of the original. The eleventh hour, a curious mystery by graeme base. 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 lives in melbourne, australia, with his artist wife. Worksheets for the eleventh hour graeme base picture. As in bases animalia, his lush, intricately detailed illustrations in the eleventh hour comprise a sort of visual hideandseek. I wish i would have known the quality of the book before i purchased this copy. A curious mystery by graeme base abrams books for young readers, new york 1988 29 pages summary. Graeme base s animalia, a seek and find alphabet childrens book with amazing artwork i can remember reading this book as a child. Unfortunately, i had tried to purchase directly from graemes company itself in australia and they seemed to direct me to an outside source such as amazon. Eleventh hourvery good normal cover wear, sticker residue back covers, slight corner wear.
Other favourites by graeme base include the eleventh hour, the waterhole, jungle drums, unos garden, enigma, the legend of the golden. 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. 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. Friends are invited, party games are chosen and a beautiful birthday feast is made. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of over three million copies. The fun of poring over the pictures is matched by the enjoyment derived from the textwitty, ingenious verses. The stories cute and children under 9 i think will enjoy it very much. The resource includes teachers notes to help solve the mystery, and an organizer to help students decode the message at the back of the book which explains how the theft took place.
I can think of no other book consisting only of 31 pages. 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. The eleventh hour by graeme base is a wonderful mystery picture book for children. In it, horace the elephant holds a party for his eleventh birthday. Fiction when horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. Bases most recent picture book, the water hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in australia, the usa, canada, italy, france, denmark and the uk. The eleventh hour by graeme base 1989, hardcover for sale. When horace turns 11, he has a party with games and music. A curious mystery a book is read, a story ends, a telling tale is told. I had a graeme base book as a child and adored it, im pleased to say this book is more of the same. Seeing his books made me see the world so differently and in a good way. After the games are played, the feast is served except the feast is nowhere to be found.
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. Worksheets for the eleventh hour graeme base picture book literacy the eleven 5th grades comprehension childrens books work hard worksheets literacy base student this resource is 6 worksheets to be used with graeme bases book the eleventh hour. For this activity, read animalia also by graeme base to the class. Loved the detailed illustrations, the colorful animals, their costumes, and the plot. Graeme bases the eleventh hour is one of the mostclever and entertaining books i have ever read. In my opinion the eleventh hour proves to be a worthy contender to bases award winning picture book, animalia. Horace turns eleven and celebrates with a splendid party. The pictures are huge and they use several alphabet words on each page to describe the animal. The eleventh hour a curious mystery hardback by base. Oct 28, 2019 beautiful illustrations to enjoy as you read the story and the art also reveals who ate the birthday dinner. Dec 12, 2017 graeme base is too beautiful to be wasted on a bad copy of a copy. The eleventh hour is the sequel to the game the seventh guest. Staufs mansion is in ruins, and you have to go through the house again, solving some of the most difficult riddles and puzzles ive encountered.
When horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his friends to a splendid party. When horace the elephant turns eleven he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a splendid party. Graeme bases animalia, a seek and find alphabet childrens book with amazing artwork i can remember reading this book as a child. Thus like the eleventh hour, animalia has extremely vivid and detailed illustrations, once again picturing animals with human qualities. The eleventh hour by graeme base the book that originally got me into drawing as a kid. 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. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. Graeme base s the eleventh hour is one of the mostclever and entertaining books i have ever read. The eleventh hour book by graeme base 4 available editions. Base lives in melbourne with his artist wife robyn and their three children. In 1966 he moved to melbourne with his family where he has lived ever since. 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. Whiteheather older elementary aged children will really enjoy solving the puzzles. Worksheets for the eleventh hour graeme base picture book.
If you want to know more about the multiawarded, extremely talented graeme base, click here to be taken to his official website. The eleventh hour by base, graeme and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After the first reading, ask students to identify the similarities between this book and the eleventh hour. But when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most bizarre mystery is revealed. The illustrations in this book are incredible you may know some of bases other books like animalia and enigma and the whole story is told in rhyme. The eleventh hour by graeme base the sunshine collective. A curious mystery by graeme base 1997, hardcover, prebound. Graeme base, creator of the popular animalia, has crafted another. 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. 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. I was absolutely in love with graeme base books when i was a youngster.
The title of this book is the eleventh hour and it was written by graeme base. Publishers weekly graeme base is the author of many awardwinning. It tells the playful story of an elephants 11th birthday party. Animalia by graeme base is a great abc book for the older children. The eleventh hour is such a clever book that i think it deserves a place on the book shelf of every child.
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