Spooky Lakes

<P><B>Dive into the most mysterious waters around the world (if you dare) in </B><I><B>Spooky Lakes</B></I><B>, an illustrated nonfiction book from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford. An instant </B><I><B>New York Times</B></I><B> bestseller!</B></P><P>From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over 65 million likes!)—comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of 25 unusual lakes around the world.</P><P>Backed by extensive research and packed with all-new content—including eerie and eye-popping watercolor illustrations in full color—<I>Spooky Lakes</I> takes readers on an adventure through weird and wild waters.</P><P>Some of Earth’s strangest—and creepiest—wonders lie deep below the surface…</P><P>There’s Lake Natron, a Tanzanian lake so briny that its waters can mummify any creature that touches its surface; Lake Maracaibo, a Venezuelan tidal bay where a constantly brewing storm sends an average of 28 lightning bolts per second into the water; and at the bottom of Lake Superior, the crew of the USS<I> Kamloops</I>—which mysteriously disappeared in 1921—remains somehow almost perfectly preserved to this day.</P><P>Readers will learn not only about the science of hydrology, but why understanding the natural world is crucial to protecting it from pollution and climate change.</P><P>Includes a glossary, bibliography, author’s note, and index.</P><P><U>Includes These Spooky Lakes:</U><br>Lake Superior (United States and Canada)<br>Roopkund Lake (India)<br>Lake Karachay (Russia)<br>Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua)<br>Nyiragongo Lava Lake (Democratic Republic of the Congo)<br>Toxic Lake (Romania)<br>Yellowstone Hot Springs (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, United States)<br>Kaindy Lake (Kazakhstan)<br>Cenotes (Mexico)<br>Jellyfish Lake (Palau)<br>Kaali Crater Lake (Estonia)<br>Kawah-Ijen (Indonesia)<br>Lake Vostok (Antarctica)<br>Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela)<br>Lake Nyos (Cameroon)<br>Pitch Lake (Trinidad)<br>Spirit Lake (Washington, United States)<br>Qiandao Lake (China)<br>Lake Chagan (Kazakhstan)<br>Underwater Brine Lakes (Gulf of Mexico)<br>Lake Natron (Tanzania)<br>Crater Lake (Oregon, United States)<br>Lake Guatavita (Colombia)<br>The Shaft (Australia/near Mount Gambier)<br>Lake Baikal (Russia)</P>