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Arcturus Publishing Limited is dedicated to creating books that appeal to a broad, international market. Our books aim to combine excellent content, attractive design, great production values and exceptional value for money.
Our non-fiction ranges cover reference, practical art, new age, classics, puzzles and children’s books and we now have more than a 1,000 active titles in our list.
We produce books for the traditional bookstores, for supermarkets, for schools and libraries and for a range of marketing and promotional uses, and the key element to everything we publish is that it aims to be an intelligent and entertaining bridge between the subject and the reader.
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The Complete Guide to Drawing Comics - By Lisa Regan
$10.00 AUD
Calling all comic fans! Packed with tips, techniques and step-by-step guides based on the illustrations of 5 acclaimed comic artists, this is the ultimate guide to creating action-packed comics. This is a guide not just to drawing characters, but to the whole process of comic book creation: planning a story, developing characters and plots, us...
The Anne of Green Gables Collection
$60.00 AUD
Follow the journey of 11-year-old orphan Anne Shirley as she grows up over the course of these six titles: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams and Anne of Ingleside. With handsome cloth bindings, beautiful covers, and a journal to record your own thoughts, this is the perfect g...
Puzzle Quest - By Lisa Regan, Moreno Chiacchiera
$10.00 AUD
Join Ruby, Ned and Mungo the do for three code-cracking, clue finding adventures! Have fun following each thrilling story and help our heroes solve puzzles such as mazes, spot the differences, logic games, and many more along the way
Knock Knock Jokes
$4.00 AUD
Knock Knock. Who's There? Justin. Justin who? Justin time for some very funny jokes! This Mega-collection of jokes will make you grin, groan, and giggle. Packed with silly puns and great gags, this book will have you and your friends in stitches.
Essential Guide to Drawing A Practical and Inspirational Workbook - By Barrington Barber, Duncan Smith
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Essential Guide to Drawing A Practical and Inspirational Workbook - By Barrington Barber, Duncan Smith
$14.00 AUD
This bumper drawing guide brings together a range of subjects in one volume. Each section focuses on coming to grips with a particular subject, from portraits to landscapes. The authors clearly explain the processes of drawing and how to tackle each type of subject matter, making the book suitable for beginners and improvers alike.
Read & Build - Tractors & Diggers
$20.00 AUD
Packed with entertaining facts & great illustraions. This Book is perfect for kids who are mad about machines. Also included is everything you need to make your own spectacular vehicles. Simply press out the pieces and slot them together. You will soon have an amazing display of the greatest cars and trucks on the road.
Crosswords
$5.00 AUD
This beautifully designed notebook style book is perfect to slip into your handbag or pocket. It is decorated throughout with an elegant design which complements the linen-look cover.
No More Fear of Flying
$8.00 AUD
READ THIS BOOK, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND ENJOY THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES THAT FLYING OPENS UP FOR YOU. Fear of flying is a distressing condition that can have a devastating effect on your life. People with a fear of flying either put themselves through hell every time they take a flight, or else they avoid flying altogether. Luckily, help is...
Wordsearch
$5.00 AUD
This beautifully designed notebook style book is perfect to slip into your handbag or pocket. It is decorated throughout with an elegant design which complements the linen-look cover.
The Audubon Birds Colouring Book
$10.00 AUD
Indulge your love of birds with this beautiful collection of images for coloring. Full-page coloring guides are shown opposite John James Audubon's original illustrations from his masterwork Birds of America. Favorites such as the blue jay and the golden eagle appear along with colorful flycatchers, warblers, and water birds. The birds' varie...
Read & Build - Dinosaurs
$20.00 AUD
Packed with entertaining facts & great illustraions. This Book is perfect for kids who love gigantic fearsome dinosaurs! Inside you'll find everything you need to make your own prehistoric models. Simply press out the pieces and slot them together. You'll soon have an amazing display of five T-rex models, plus other awesome dinosaurs.
Sudoku
$5.00 AUD
This beautifully designed notebook style book is perfect to slip into your handbag or pocket. It is decorated throughout with an elegant design which complements the linen-look cover.
Read & Build - Cars & Trucks
$20.00 AUD
Packed with entertaining facts & great illustraions. This Book is perfect for kids who are mad about machines. Also included is everything you need to make your own spectacular vehicles. Simply press out the pieces and slot them together. You will soon have an amazing display of the greatest cars and trucks on the road.
The Strange & Infinite World of Numbers
$16.00 AUD
People who enjoy puzzles, including all the millions who play sudoku every day, will love The Strange and Infinite World of Numbers. Tim Sole has been publishing puzzle books since 1988 and three of his titles have won the accolade of being Official American Mensa Puzzle Books. The 28 chapters of this book are self-contained so you can start a...
The Haunted Hotel
$4.00 AUD
Join Ned, Ruby, and Mungo the dog as they venture into a strange hotel! They're off on a code-cracking, maze-solving, clue-finding puzzle quest... Each puzzle is tied to the plot, so children can get really involved in the fun and exciting adventure story that runs throughout the book. Guarantees hours of puzzling fun for kids aged 7 and up.
The Inca Adventure
$4.00 AUD
Join Ned, Ruby, and Mungo the dog as set off on a trip to south America, in search of high adventure! They're off on a code-cracking, maze-solving, clue-finding quest... Each puzzle is tied to the plot, so children can get really involved in the fun and exciting adventure story that runs throughout the book. Guarantees hours of puzzling fun f...
Dino Zone - Meat Eating Dinosaurs
$4.00 AUD
Have you ever wondered how a velociraptor caught its prey? Or which meat-eating dinosaurs were so huge that they ate sharks? This fascinating book is crammed full of incredible facts about the biggest, the fastest, and the scariest meat-eating dinosaurs! Learn about T.Rex, whose teeth were as big as bananas – and many more fierce dinos – in this...
Pretty Pictures
$5.00 AUD
Charm and Delight your friends and family by learning to create absolutely adorable art! Follow these simple, step-by-step guides and you’ll soon be bringing to life beautiful butterflies, pretty princesses, stunning seahorses and many more! Grab your pencils, paints, and brushes, and get ready to create your own charming collection on artworks!
Read & Build - Flying Machines
$20.00 AUD
Packed with entertaining facts & great illustrations. This book is perfect for children who love planes & spacecraft. Also included is everything you need to make your own spectacular models. Simply press out the pieces and slot everything together. You will soon have an amazing display of the greatest planes and spacecraft ever invented.
The Sayings of Zen Buddhism: Peaceful Reflections on Life
$12.00 AUD
Zen has for centuries taught a wisdom that is still deeply relevant today. In this compilation, author William Wray has selected a range of sayings, tales, and verses from within the Zen tradition. Each saying, tale or verse brings with it fresh insight, helping to free us from our logical, empirical world view, and pointing us towards a deeper ...
Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories
$28.00 AUD
Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories contains the full-length novel A Study in Scarlet, plus 14 short stories. A Study in Scarlet marked Sherlock Holmes' debut appearance in novel form, while Holmes made his first short story appearance in A Scandal in Bohemia, also included in this compendium. In his perceptive introduction to this ...
Dracula
$28.00 AUD
The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of. Dracula is a preeminent work of horror literature, containing one of the best gothic villains of all time. When Jonathan Harker stays with Count Dracula in his crumbling Transylvanian ca...
The Classic Ghost Stories Collection
$29.00 AUD
This handsome hardback anthology brings together 60 of the greatest ghost stories ever written, featuring silent spectres, petrifying phantoms and all manner of ghastly ghosts. Whether the apparitions are discovered by intrepid adventurers, solemn priests or mild-mannered academics, the haunted must reconsider their most basic assumptions and ...