Books published by publisher Arcturus

What single letter can you swap to make a cold bear hot? Journey through the animal kingdom with this mammoth collection of over 60 riddles. These include: • Traditional riddles • New riddles • Logic puzzles • Tongue-twisters • Silly puns • And more! Featuring hilarious cartoon illustrations of all your favourite furry friends, this full-colour book will delight all readers aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Riddle Me This is packed full of clever riddles and hilarious cartoon illustrations, designed to appeal to children. Each title follows a popular theme, from animals to school to underwater riddles, so readers age 7+ can puzzle, ponder and stretch their minds.

What is life like in another country? Meet Eva, a 10-year-old living in Indonesia. Follow a day in her life and discover what she has for breakfast, what her favourite subjects are at school and what traditional dances she knows. This full-colour book has a scrapbook-style design and includes photographs of Eva going about her daily routine. Along the way, young readers will learn: • What the official language of Indonesia is • Popular Indonesian playground games, such as petak benteng • The different religions that are practised in Indonesia • What their climate is like Perfect for children aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each book in this series follows a real child through a day in their life. Featuring fun facts about each country and extraordinary photographs of these children's routines, A Child's Day In ... is both a celebration of diversity and lesson that children all over the world have the same hopes and dreams.

Spring 1940: The Battle of the Atlantic rages. Vulnerable merchant convoys are at the mercy of German U-boats controlled by a cunning system of coded messages created by a machine called Enigma. Only one man believes that these codes can be broken - mathematician and Bletchley Park cryptanalyst Alan Turing.Winston Churchill later described Turing's success in breaking the Enigma codes as the single biggest contribution to victory against Nazi Germany.Unheralded during his lifetime, Turing is now recognized as the father of modern computer science and as possessing one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Drawing on original source material, interviews and photographs, this book explores Turing's groundbreaking work as well as revealing the private side of a complex and unlikely national hero.

A cockroach can live for a week after its head is cut off.Ancient Romans made hair dye from pigeon feces.There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.These are just a few of the 1001 horrible facts in this brilliant book, covering topics including Science, Body, Animals, History and World Records. It provides the perfect ammunition for 8-12 year-olds to amaze and disgust parents, teachers and each other!

What is life like in another country? Meet Esther, a 10-year-old girl living in Kenya. Follow a day in her life and discover what she has for breakfast each morning, what her favourite book is and what she wants to be when she grows up. This full-colour book has a scrapbook-style design, including photographs of Esther going about her daily routine. Along the way, young readers will learn: • Popular dishes and drinks in Kenya • What currency they use • Playground games, such as kati • The main languages in Kenya Perfect for children aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each book in this series follows a real child through a day in their life. Featuring fun facts about each country and extraordinary photographs of these children's routines, A Child's Day In ... is both a celebration of diversity and lesson that children all over the world have the same hopes and dreams.

What is life like in another country? Meet Valentia, a 10-year-old girl living in Brazil. Follow a day in her life and discover her favourite hobbies, lessons at school and how she helps at home. This full-colour scrapbook design includes photographs of Valentia going about her daily routine.Along the way, young readers will learn: • What religions are practiced in Brazil • Their popular food dishes • Common Brazilian playground games • Children's chores and responsibilitiesPerfect for children aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Each book in this series follows a real child through a day in their life. Featuring fun facts about each country and extraordinary photographs of these children's routines, A Child's Day In ... is both a celebration of diversity and lesson that children all over the world have the same hopes and dreams.

Can you draw a great white bursting from the ocean waves, or a gorgeous shoal of tropical fish? With this book... sure you can! Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact color artworks that young readers will be proud to display on their walls.

Q: How do you make an egg laugh? A: Tell it a yolk of course! Get ready to giggle yourself silly with this great joke book. This awesome annual of the absurd is a crazy collection of silly scenarios, wacky wheezes and odd observations. With lots of brand-new barminess as well as plenty of laugh-out-loud classics, this is the perfect joke book for kids aged 6+.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing's Brain Benders series brings together collections of puzzles, activities and joke books for young readers. These entertaining reads are perfect for a rainy day!

Set off on an extraordinary guided tour of the animal kingdom, from the high-flying realm of the birds to the mysterious twilight world of deep-sea creatures.This comprehensive visual encyclopedia brings together cutting-edge knowledge and awe-inspiring ideas with clarity and accuracy. The wonders of nature spring to life, thanks to exceptional wildlife photography. Accessible, entertaining, and authoritative, this comprehensive visual encyclopedia is the perfect introduction to the world of animals for children aged eight and above.

If you're itching to know your Jurassic from your Triassic, and your Diplodocus from your Dilophosaurus, look no further! How many teeth did T. rex have? What's the oldest dinosaur fossil ever discovered? Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? Find the answers to these and lots of other dinosaur puzzlers inside this fantastic, fact-packed book. Presented in an accessible Q&A format, this full-colour guide is perfect for curious and dino-crazy kids aged 8+.