Books published by publisher Playaway Findaway World

Lockie Leonard's survived the worst year on record. His first year of high school, settling into a new town, his mad love affair - it's all behind him. He's about to turn fourteen and things are looking up. But the world of weirdness hasn't finished yet. His little brother's hormones have kicked in and that's not a pretty sight. His lino-munching baby sister refuses to walk or talk. His dad starts arresting farm animals for a hobby and his poor mum suddenly won't stop crying. Then an old flame comes scorching back into his life. Ouch!

Based on the latest scientific findings, this breakthrough book argues that most of what we thought we knew about the Americas before Columbus was wrong. In the last 20 years, archaeologists and anthropologists equipped with new scientific techniques have made far-reaching discoveries about the Americas. For example, Indians did not cross the Bering Strait 12,000 years ago, as most of us learned in school. They were already here. Their numbers were vast, not few. And instead of living lightly on the land, they managed it beautifully and left behind an enormous ecological legacy. In this riveting, accessible work of science, Charles Mann takes us on an enthralling journey of scientific exploration. We learn that the Indian development of modern corn was one of the most complex feats of genetic engineering ever performed. That the Great Plains are a third smaller today than they were in 1700 because the Indians who maintained them by burning died. And that the Amazon rain forest may be largely a human artifact. Compelling and eye-opening, this book has the potential to vastly alter our understanding of our history and change the course of todays environmental disputes.

Now here is the complete screenplay of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - the climactic final installment in the legendary Star Wars trilogy. The adventure reaches a fever pitch with Luke Skywalker's confrontation with monstrous gangster Jabba the Hutt, and the daring rescue of Han Solo and Princess Leia...The breathtaking high-speed battle in the forest of Endor...The heartbreaking death of beloved Jedi Master Yoda...and Luke's powerful, final face-off with Darth Vader and the evil Emperor himself.

Fynn found Anna wandering the streets of East London in the 1930s and, unable to discover where she lived, took her home to live with his mother. Fynn would spend his evenings talking and playing with Anna; they chatted about life, particularly science and mathematics, and Anna would tell him about her conversations with Mister God, to whom she poured out all her thoughts and troubles. Annas innocent but insightful world-view caused Fynn to reassess his own. This is the story of Annas short life and the liberating effect she had on her friend Fynn.