When Horace the Elephant turns eleven he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a splendid party. There are games, fine music, and the promise of a magnificent feast to come. But little does Horace know that when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most curious mystery will be revealed. None of the eleven animals is above suspicion when the clock strikes The Eleventh Hour.
Co-winner of the 1989 Children’s Book of the Year Picture Book award.
Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. 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, Uno’s 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, The Amazing Monster Detectoscope, Moonfish and The Tree. Graeme lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his artist wife, Robyn.
Author Graeme Base
Publisher Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin
Date of Publication 1993
ISBN 9780140541489
Category Children's Books
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