This is the second colour illustrated children's book in the Henratty Mortimer series based on meerkats. There are 32 amazing illustrations in total. Henratty, Lyndi Lou, Jack and Oscar are the main characters and this story really depicts the different characters and is a tale of mystery, magic and a little romance too where the meerkats have to do some detective work in order to break a spell. Each meerkat definitely makes a contribution to solving the mystery and is very brave. It is certainly a story full of adventure that should appeal to children as well as adults. The books are written with the perspective of engaging both child and adult so that both parties enjoy the book. The wonderful illustrations also capture the true essence of this mystical tale and really make the book come alive; you only need to look at the front and back cover and you are already drawn in by the book. All the books are written with an underlying value: this book is all about 'Good conquering evil'. Other books from Henratty Mortimer series and the underlying value: Oscar's Birthday - Share and share alike - 'the green-eyed monster'. We Were Only Strawberry Picking - Love thy neighbour. Skylark - Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

This is Henrietta Defreitas' third book in the Henratty Mortimer series and it's her first paperback. Find out what happens to Henratty and her meerkat friends on an innocent day out strawberry picking! Find out how the meerkats end up deep underground, what other animals are living there and why, and what secret some of the animals are keeping. This is an adventurous tale full of humour and wit that makes compelling reading. All Henrietta's books have underlying mottos and this book is 'Love Thy Neighbour'. There is an animal character that children and adults alike can really relate to. This book also introduces readers to the meerkat superheroes, the MightyKats. For all ages For more information visit www.henrattymortimer.co.uk Other books by Henrietta Defreitas with mottos: Oscar's Birthday - Share and share alike - 'the green-eyed monster' The Meerville Myth - Good will always conquer evil Future books: Henrietta will be releasing four picture books related to the new animal characters in her third book, as well as the fourth book in the series, so please visit her website for further information: www.henrattymortimer.co.uk Songs: Go to ITunes or Amazon for Henratty Mortimer song called Come Fly With Me, written and sung by the author.

This is the first colour illustrated children's book in the Henratty Mortimer series based on meerkats and has 21 beautiful illustrations. It is an introduction to the two meerkat families: The Mortimers and The Brians, who feature throughout the books. As the books go on, the author begins to develop each character mostly through the eyes of Henratty Mortimer and Oscar's Birthday tells a story of what happens on Oscar's sixth birthday when The Mortimers pay an uninvited visit and get caught hiding in the bushes but then join in with the birthday celebrations; how the meerkats interact with one another and the games they play. You see their mischievous side, the look of excitement on their faces when Oscar blows out the candles on his giant birthday cake and the sheer look of joy when the presents are opened, all beautifully captured in the wonderful illustrations. All the books have an underlying value and this book is 'Share and share alike - and watch out for 'the the green-eyed monster'. Other books from Henratty Mortimer series and the underlying value: The Meerville Myth - Good will always conquer evil. We Were Only Strawberry Picking - Love thy neighbour. Skylark - Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

This is the third book in the Henratty Mortimer series. Find out what happens to Henratty and her meerkat friends on an innocent day out strawberry picking! Find out how the meerkats end up deep underground, what other animals are living there and why, and what secret some of the animals are keeping. This is an adventurous tale full of humour and wit. All the books have an underlying value and this book is 'Love thy neighbour'. There is an animal character that children and adults alike can really relate to, like Enoch the mole and the Poppy the worm. This book also introduces readers to the meerkat superheroes, the MightyKats. Other books by Henrietta Defreitas with value: Oscar's Birthday - Share and share alike - 'the green-eyed monster'. The Meerville Myth - Good will always conquer evil. Skylark - Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

Car Safety Wars is a gripping history of the hundred-year struggle to improve the safety of American automobiles and save lives on the highways. Described as the “equivalent of war” by the Supreme Court, the battle involved the automobile industry, unsung and long-forgotten safety heroes, at least six US Presidents, a reluctant Congress, new auto technologies, and, most of all, the mindset of the American public: would they demand and be willing to pay for safer cars? The “Car Safety Wars” were at first won by consumers and safety advocates. The major victory was the enactment in 1966 of a ground breaking federal safety law. The safety act was pushed through Congress over the bitter objections of car manufacturers by a major scandal involving General Motors, its private detectives, Ralph Nader, and a gutty cigar-chomping old politician. The act is a success story for government safety regulation. It has cut highway death and injury rates by over seventy percent in the years since its enactment, saving more than two million lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. But the car safety wars have never ended. GM has recently been charged with covering up deadly defects resulting in multiple ignition switch shut offs. Toyota has been fined for not reporting fatal unintended acceleration in many models. Honda and other companies have—for years—sold cars incorporating defective air bags. These current events, suggesting a failure of safety regulation, may serve to warn us that safety laws and agencies created with good intentions can be corrupted and strangled over time. This book suggests ways to avoid this result, but shows that safer cars and highways are a hard road to travel. We are only part of the way home.

It is possible to eliminate death and serious injury from Canada’s roads. In other jurisdictions, the European Union, centres in the United States, and at least one automotive company aim to achieve comparable results as early as 2020. In Canada, though, citizens must turn their thinking on its head and make road safety a national priority. Since the motor vehicle first went into mass production, the driver has taken most of the blame for its failures. In a world where each person’s safety is dependent on a system in which millions of drivers must drive perfectly over billions of hours behind the wheel, failure on a massive scale has been the result. When we neglect the central role of the motor vehicle as a dangerous consumer product, the result is one of the largest human-made means for physically assaulting human beings. It is time for Canadians to embrace internationally recognized ways of thinking and enter an era in which the motor vehicle by-product of human carnage is relegated to history. No Accident examines problems related to road safety and makes recommendations for the way forward. Topics include types of drivers; human-related driving errors related to fatigue, speed, alcohol, and distraction and roads; pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit; road engineering; motor vehicle regulation; auto safety design; and collision-avoidance technologies such as radar and camera-based sensors on vehicles that prevent crashes. This multi-disciplinary study demystifies the world of road safety and provides a road map for the next twenty years.