ENIGMA: A MAGICAL MYSTERY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Graeme Base | 36 pages | 01 Oct 2008 | Abrams Books For Young Readers | 9780810972452 | English | New York, NY, United States Enigma: A Magical Mystery PDF Book Enigma: A Magical Mystery copies, 7 reviews. The artwork is great fun. Printer-friendly version. The story portrays a great example of how a kid can be helpful, shows a positive family relationship, provides a priceless opportunity for you and the kids to bend heads over the book and eagerly search for hidden pictures and clues, and will get you working together to break a code and solve a mystery. May 19, Summer Kartchner Olsen rated it liked it. Uno loves the forest so much, he decides to live there. It's an illuminating blend of storybook, puzzle book, and math book. Until his magic items and his rabbit end up missing and all the other residents of the magic retirement home have their magic items missing as well. Average rating 4. Home Groups Talk More Zeitgeist. Plus, I appreciate the fact that I bought this book when Mr. Australian Society of Book Illustrators. Mar 20, Meg McGregor added it. Birds fly 2 copies. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Graeme Base has done it again - and I had pretty much lost hope. Get A Copy. Related tags. Enigma: A magical mystery is such a cute book to read to students. For more help see the Common Knowledge help page. Jul 16, Lydia rated it really liked it. Not only is the thief hidden in each spread, but the missing items are waiting to be found throughout the book, and there is a code to break to help give hints to that. Got this from the library; kid's asleep and my husband's currently sitting here trying to crack the mystery. Who stole the special magic props? Enigma: A Magical Mystery Writer Young Adult. The Last King of Angkor Wat 41 copies, 3 reviews. The animals are stunningly beautiful and the rooms and set design are very detailed. Other Editions 2. Rating details. The Water Hole Hardcover. The relationship between Bertie, and his Grandfather, is so "magical! The Animalia Wall Frieze 2 copies. Do you think it's fun to find hidden pictures and solve codes? My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch copies, 5 reviews. Will Bertie be able to find them? The Jewel Fish of Karnak 72 copies, 1 review. Graeme Base is one of the world's leading creators of picture books. Normally, I love his detailed artwork and I especially love his alliterative writing. I admit that I couldn't find the clues without looking at the publisher's note, but then again I didn't try too hard either. A Master of Illusion, an Ambassador of Fate,. Definitely provides hours of fun for kids- -and some grown-ups ahem like me. The rhyming was cute, but also not quite as successful as some of his other books Another winner. As a kid, I remember loving Mr. It's a book sure to be a favorite with the kids, and a great addition to anyone's Graeme Base book collection. Feb 17, Amanda rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: code breakers. I like The Eleventh Hour a little more, but this would be a good work up to that. I love the detail that Base hides in his pictures, little animals, paws, it's always something - and always fun. When Uno arrives in the forest one beautiful day, there are many fascinating and extraordinary animals there to greet him-and one entirely unexceptional Snortlepig. Suitable for primary aged students this study guide has learning outcomes in key learning areas such as English, Art and Society and Environment. While the illustrations aren't as closely tied into the mystery as in "The Eleventh Hour," the puzzles are none the less intricate and difficult. You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. TruckDogs 83 copies, 2 reviews. He visits all the quirky residents to interview them and find what was missing. Not only are the illustrations wonderful but Base's rhyming story is a delight. A good picture book to help kids unplug for a good chunk of time and practice observation skills. Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm. Graeme Base. What are you waiting for? It's an illuminating blend of storybook, puzzle book, and math book. Enigma: A Magical Mystery Reviews Error rating book. His latest picture book is Uno's Garden. A great picture book for older kids as well. Get A Copy. Jul 23, Broughps rated it it was amazing. This book is all about breaking secret codes and even includes a decoder in the book that was too complicated for the librarians myself included to figure out how to use, so absolutely perfect for kids enamored with writing secret notes in code that grownups can't break. Enigma is work of mystery, and you the reader attempt to solve the magical code concealed throughout the story. There are dials you have to turn to unlock the code to decode the message. Little Elephants 82 copies, 4 reviews. Go as deep as you want into this one. Hardcover , 39 pages. Base's books, are works of art! This book gets 4 stars not for being the best story in the world, but for the fun factor of the book itself. Don't miss this chance to meet this creative mastermind whose unique and lush illustrations have been entrancing young minds for over two decades! Birds fly 2 copies. As a kid, I remember loving Mr. Can he figure out who took everything? Young Bertie Badger's Grandpa was a conjurer of note, With magic spells and magic wand and magic hat and coat. Bertie Badger loves to visit the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians and watch his grandpa perform magic tricks. This one is not as tough, but is still enjoyable. Graeme Rowland Base is a successful Australian author and artist of picture books that have been sold internationally. Base, Graeme Rowland. He is perhaps best known for his second book, Animalia published in , and third book The Eleventh Hour which was released in Picture books featuring onomatopaeia. There are clues on every page amidst the gorgeous illustrations, a code to be cracked and the hidden props to find. I must say that this is not Graeme Base at his best. ABC 87 alliteration alphabet alphabet book 51 animals art Australia 58 Australian 72 books about books 43 children children's children's book 40 children's books 97 children's fiction 41 children's literature counting dragons 74 environment 54 fantasy fiction Graeme Base 68 hardcover 93 illustrated illustrations 45 juvenile 51 juvenile fiction 39 kids 84 math 52 mystery non-fiction 67 picture 51 picture book poetry puzzle 63 puzzles read 74 rhyming 47 signed 62 to-read 62 water This is less a mystery and sleuthing than the Eleventh Hour. In this mystery, Bertie Badger must solve the mystery of the missing props at the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians, where Bertie's grandfather lives and where Bertie goes to visit and watch him perform his tricks. He goes to his grandfather in the nursing home and interviews different people until the case is solved. In fact, the thief has stolen everyone's magical props. I like that the way to read the answers also requires you solve a puzzle by examining a picture on a page and comparing it to one on another page. Enigma: A Magical Mystery Read Online The Water Hole: Coloring Book 4 copies. One day Bertie comes to visit and see the magic show only to find that the residents have had their magic things stolen. The Animalia Wall Frieze 2 copies. Jungle Drums copies, 9 reviews. Fun mystery and a code to break to boot. Do you think magic is totally cool? Entertaining for both adults and children alike. I admit that I couldn't find the clues without looking at the publisher's note, but then again I didn't try too hard either. And worse still, Grandpa's beloved magic bunny rabbit is missing, too. This is a great book to use with a mystery unit: have kids identify the components of a mystery story; let them keep detective booklets to keep track of all the possible clues they find within, both in text and pictures; have them create a list of questions to ask the theft victims, then let them play parts and act out their questioning; create a class chart to keep track of the clues they find on their own, discussing how they think the clues will or won't help solve the mystery; have them come up with possible solutions to the mystery and back up their positions. Graeme is in top form with his artwork, his story and his mystery is not bad. Graeme Base. It turns out that Bertie's grandfather isn't the only one missing props in the retirement village, several of the other former illusionists and performers are missing items as well. First there are the illustrations--I love how Base gave each resident of the retirement home their own persona and theme. Jun 21, Rania T rated it liked it. Graeme lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his artist wife, Robyn, and three wild and wonderful creatures of their own, James, Kate, and William. Bertie the Badger's Grandpa is a retired conjurer living in a retirement home for magicians and the like. Graeme Base Meet children's author Graeme Base! Once again, beloved author Graeme Base introduces readers to a new world.