Graeme Base
The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery
Hardcover
(Penguin Books Australia Ltd Nov. 1, 1989)
When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates instyle by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. The rhyming text and lavish, detailed illustrations each provide clues, and it's up to the reader to piece them together and decide whodunit!"The fun of poring over the pictures is matched by the enjoyment derived from the textwitty, ingenious verses." -- Publishers WeeklyGraeme Base is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Animalia (Puffin), The Sign of the Seahorse, and most recently, The Discovery of Dragons.
- Series
- Viking Kestrel Picture Books
- ISBN
- 0670831565 / 9780670831562
- Weight
- 19.04 oz.
- Dimensions
- 12.4 x 9.5 in.
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GRAEME BASE
THE ELEVENTH HOUR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY: An elephant's 11th birthday party is marked by 11 games before the banquet to be eaten at the 11th hour, but when the time to eat arrives, the b-day feast has disappeared. Reader is invited to guess the thief.
Hardcover (HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC., PUBLISHERS March 15, 1988)
