Books published by publisher Random House (NY) Apr-20-1999

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library books introduce beginning readers to important basic concepts in science and our world, providing critical foundations for understanding complex facts and ideas. These books are entertaining and educational! Titles include: (1) I Can Name 50 Trees Today: All About Trees; (2) Oh Say Can You Seed: All About Flowering Plants; (3) Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You: All About Staying Healthy; (4) Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur: All About Dinosaurs.

This is a hardcover children's book published by Random House, New York and a 1979 copyright. This is ISBN 0394842170. The book was also published with a library binding with ISBN 0394942175. There are 61 numbered pages with whimsical color illustrations that highlight the retelling of five popular tales of magic and enchantment--Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Frog Prince, Toads and Diamonds, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Golden Goose but with tongue in cheek endings.

Tells children the origin of Hanukkah. Lighting the menorah, the special Hanukkah candleholder, is the most important part of the holiday. The book explains the miracle that happened more than 2,000 years ago in Judea, where the Jewish people built a Temple in Jerusalem. It held a lamp that was kept burning night & day with special oil. But King Antiochus forbid the Jews to worship the Lord. Mattathias & his 5 sons formed a rebel band called the Maccabees which defeated the army Antiochus sent against them. When they restored the Temple, the one remaining jug of oil miraculously kept the sacred lamp burning for 8 days! Ever since, Jewish families light the first candle on their menorahs & remember the rededication of the Temple. Illus.