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Jan 1, 1988 · Graeme Base. 4.33. 9,478 ratings474 reviews. When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style 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 ...
Jun 23, 2011 · I found several detailed book reviews devoted to The Eleventh Hour as I was surfing for websources. This one is from the Sydney Morning Herald published in 2008 aptly entitled “Codes, Tricks, and Treats.” It also includes an incisive look into other works created by Graeme Base such as Enigma and Animalia.
The Eleventh Hour. The heartbreaking new picture book from Montreal illustrator Jacques Goldstyn is dedicated to George Lawrence Price, a Nova Scotia–born infantryman who died on a First World War battlefield at 10:58 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 – literally minutes before the armistice that ended the war. In The Eleventh Hour, Goldstyn ...
Title: The Eleventh Hour Author: Graeme Base Illustrator: Graeme Base Publisher: Puffin Books Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780140541489 For ages: 5+ Type: Picture Book About: It is Horace the elephant’s eleventh birthday, and he prepares a great feast for his friends. Eleven types of food and a day of fun planned with so much care.
Oct 15, 2018 · THE ELEVENTH HOUR. Children may notice that the adults reading with them are weeping—a history lesson and conversation starter in one book. Two Canadian friends, one born just two minutes after the other, go to the Western Front. Goldstyn’s amusing cartoons develop the two boys’ friendship, one in which Jules is “always two minutes ...
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The Eleventh Hour. The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery is an illustrated children's book by Graeme 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. However, at the time they are to eat—11:00 ...
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Nov 21, 2014 · Last year, I shared our family’s favourite picture books. The Eleventh Hour* just missed out on inclusion. This had little to do with the book being inferior to those selected, and a lot to do with the ages of my children. If I were to write that list again now, it would definitely feature. The Eleventh Hour is my all-time favourite Graeme ...
