When Edward invites Helix to his house for a sleepover, Helix is very excited. But when Helixarrives at Edward's house, he realizes his home is not wheelchair accessible. Helix isdisappointed until his mom suggests inviting Edward over instead. Once back at Helix's house,the two boys have a great time together. Edward learns a lot about how Helix navigates hisworld. The second book in a series about Helix, a tortoise without the use of his back legs whouses wheels to move around, "Helix Rolls into a Sleepover" is not just a fun story about friendshaving a sleepover. It is a story of overcoming roadblocks, finding solutions, and introducesreaders to what living life with a physical challenge actually looks like! From his accessible van,to the lift in his bedroom, Helix shows his friend Edward exactly what his day-to-day life is. AndHelix does all of this while demonstrating how their similarities outshine their differences."Helix Rolls into a Sleepover" showcases life with an actual disability while teaching empathy,understanding, and encouraging friendship. It is not only educational, but delightfully fun! EveryHelix book includes educational information about the real-life Helix and his other tortoisefriends! "Helix Gets His Wheels" readers will be thrilled that the hidden stork carrying a tortoiseis back on every page and this time, there is a new hide-and-seek character for them to find!

Helix is a tortoise who was born with a physical challenge, he can't use his back legs, leaving him unable to walk. He was at a new school and his teacher, Mr. Torty, introduced him to his new classmates. Helix was very brave and explained to the class what his physical challenge was. Helix's new friends asked him to play games, but due to his physical challenge, he wasn't able to play them. Helix wasn't upset about not being able to play the games, in fact, he showed lots of perseverance by using words like "not yet". Then Herman came up with a creative idea to save the day. With lots of kindness, Herman gave Helix his skateboard wheels and helped attach them. Now that Helix has wheels, he can play all the games with his new friends. The story ends with Helix sitting at the dinner table with his parents, telling them all about his wonderful day of school. The last few pages of the book are character pages. Each student in Helix's class is a different species of tortoise, so the character pages include common name, scientific name, habitat, climate, and a fun fact. When Children read this book they will learn about being brave, acceptance, kindness, problem solving, physical challenges, perseverance and they will even get a little education on tortoises. Helix gets his wheels will be part a series of books dicussing Social emotional learning standards, taught in a fun way, through a cute tortoise, that really exists.

Check-ups can be fun! In Helix Goes to the Hospital, Helix teaches his classmates that trips to the doctor or hospital don't have to be scary at all. With an upcoming hospital check-up, Mr. Torty asks Helix to tell his friends about what it's like for him when he visits the hospital. Bravely, Helix goes on to amaze and excite as he shares about all of the fun things at the hospital-- video games, foosball tables, and even a playground. He also explains that there are things like exams, blood samples, and x-rays but that the doctors make it super fun, fast, and easy. Helix assures his friends there is nothing at all they should fear. Helix inspires us yet again with his bravery, honesty, and courage! Now you don't have to worry at all about your next trip to the doctor! Parents, teachers, kids--young and old--everyone loves Helix and the teachable moments he inspires. From compassion and empathy to selflessness and courage, Helix stirs our spirits and fills us with joy! Beloved by all, Helix teaches, inspires, and excites kids as they search for and discover the special hidden character in each book! Helix keeps all of us on our toes!

Helix, who has got wheels in place of his back legs, is ready to do the monkey bars. "Just swing towards the next bar, grab it with your hand, and don't forget to let go of the bar behind you so you can swing forward again," explains his friend because Helix is trying it for the first time. Helix starts swinging but falls and breaks his wheels. He gets upset but Mr. Torty's idea of getting suggestions from the class to fix Helix's wheels cheers him up. All his friends suggest interesting ideas but again Herman's idea saves the day. This is the third book in the Helix series of books. This book teaches children to be kind and helping towards others and to be self-confident, brave and determined. There are character pages at the end of the story about each student of Helix's class. Each one of them is a different species of tortoise that is described in a creative and fun way. There is even a page that documents the true story of Helix. This series discusses social-emotional learning standards, through an enjoyable story of an adorable tortoise.

Helix fans we heard your cries . . . introducing the Helix's Hidden Characters Series! Join Helix once again as you search for new and exciting hidden characters! A fan favorite activity from The Helix Series, the hidden character books promise fun and excitement as you meet new friends and discover their unique personalities and gifts. This new series will continue to teach kids the importance of compassion, empathy, acceptance, and the power of friendship. The Helix's Hidden Characters Series is sure to be a crowd pleaser for young and old alike! Bonus: When you're done reading, color the character pages for more fun and excitement!

Online version of Common Errors in English Usage written by Paul Brians.

In Vancouver in 2036, people are tired of the rain. They're willing to give up a lot for guaranteed sunshine, a life with no wasted hours. A life free of crime and disease. A life that ends when you want it to, not when some faceless entity decides it's your time. Those who don't buy in - the poor, the old, the paranoid - have to watch as their loved ones, their friends, and their jobs leave the city. They have to watch as the latest prestige technology, Self, changes everything - not just the world but humanity itself. On the bright side, the rents have dropped. And in several unexpected ways, resistance is growing. This fascinating work of fiction tells what can happen when the cyberworld becomes more important than the real world.Munroe is a Canadian science fiction author, who publishes his works independently under the imprint No Media Kings. He was managing editor at the magazine Adbusters in the 1990s, before publishing his debut novel Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask in 1999. The following he release Angry Young Spaceman through his No Media Kings imrpint and, in the U.S., Four Walls Eight Windows. A couple of years later he published Everyone in Silico, which was promoted partly by Munroe's attempt to invoice corporations mentioned in the novel for product placement. Munroe's most recent books are graphic novels set in post-Rapture Chicago and Detroit.Munroe was the founder of Perpetual Motion Roadshow, a North American indie touring circuit that sent 100 writers, performers and musicians on the road between 2003-2007. A former video games columnist for Eye Weekly, he is a founding board member of the Hand Eye Society and has produced projects such as the Torontron.

A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclast A mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (1937–2020) possessed a rock star’s charisma, a polymath’s promiscuous curiosity, and a sly sense of humor. Conway found fame as a barefoot professor at Cambridge, where he discovered the Conway groups in mathematical symmetry and the aptly named surreal numbers. He also invented the cult classic Game of Life, a cellular automaton that demonstrates how simplicity generates complexity—and provides an analogy for mathematics and the entire universe. Moving to Princeton in 1987, Conway used ropes, dice, pennies, coat hangers, and the occasional Slinky to illustrate his winning imagination and share his nerdish delights. Genius at Play tells the story of this ambassador-at-large for the beauties and joys of mathematics, lays bare Conway’s personal and professional idiosyncrasies, and offers an intimate look into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s most endearing and original intellectuals.

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book. Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren’t. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the “progress” defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death “will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light” (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that “the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us” (Psychology Today). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future.