TY - BOOK AU - Base,Graeme TI - The eleventh hour: a curious mystery SN - 9780810932654 AV - PZ8.3.B2894 El 1993 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - Abrams Books for Young Readers KW - Elephants KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Animals KW - Birthdays KW - Parties KW - Fiction KW - Mystery and detective stories KW - Literary recreations KW - Stories in rhyme KW - sears KW - Mystery fiction N1 - School Library Journal, October 2011; Booklist, January 2010; Horn Book, July 1995; School Library Journal; Booklist; Horn Book; 3.5; Follett Library Resources; 3-6; Follett Library Resources N2 - An elephant's 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. The reader is invited to guess the thief ER -