Most Popular Books by Lenny Hort

One night when Mama is away, Daddy and child seek a good place to count the stars in the night sky.

By blocking a leaking hole in the dike, a young boy saves his town from destruction.

Different animals--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

A look at dinosaurs and what scientists know about them and the mysteries that may never be solved.

In this ludicrous collection of nonsensical poems, dogs purr, people eat soup with a knife, and a baby girl has a mustache. Full color.

A snorkeling baby asks other undersea-creature-costumed babies if they have seen a treasure.

George Washington is often called the father of our country. He beat the odds to lead the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, served as first president of the United States, and then retired from public life to farm Virginia''s largest plantation. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read. Modern scholarship and a variety of narrative approaches give today''s reader a chance to explore the extraordinary world of George Washington. This new way of looking at classic subjects creates a unique reading experience that breathes life into the book-report and summer-reading repertoire. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Babies in animal costumes visit a variety of animals, from flamingos to gorillas, for some picture taking.

A biography of the first black South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, discusses the struggle to end apartheid, his country''s former system of racial segregation and oppression.

This beautiful book combines lively text and stunning illustrations to bring stories of the Hebrew tradition alive. All the key events in the Hebrew Bible are clearly told in this superb collection of biblical stories for children. There are also four new stories, including "Ezekiel and the Dry Bones" and "Ezra Shares God''s Word". It also features the key characters and tells their tales: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; Cain and Abel; Noah on the Ark; and the patriarchs. Psalms and poetry are also included, and pages on "Life in Egypt" and "Life in Canaan" - along with glossaries of people and places in the Bible - bring the stories of ancient tradition to life. In the book''s foreword, the authors say that we are encouraged to think for ourselves: "The stories of the Bible... can be understood in many ways and on many different levels [and] as we grow up and change, we can see new questions in each story... To write the stories in this book, we looked at the Bible and asked many, many questions. How? What? When? Who? And of course, why? Why, why, why? And why not?" The authors'' perfectly pitched retellings aren''t simply an introduction to the Bible - they inspire the next generation to carry on the tradition.

Provides instructions for setting up and carrying treasure and scavenger hunt games and includes treasure-related facts and puzzles.

When the Caliph of Baghdad finds himself trapped in the body of a stork, only the evil sorcerer with designs on his throne knows the magic word that will restore the Caliph to his human form.