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An instant New York Times bestseller
Dive into the most mysterious waters around the world (if you dare) in Spooky Lakes, an illustrated nonfiction book from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford.
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.
Backed by extensive research and packed with all-new content—including eerie and eye-popping watercolor illustrations in full color—Spooky Lakes takes readers on an adventure through weird and wild waters.
Some of Earth's strangest--and creepiest--wonders lie deep below
the surface...
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
Kamloops--which mysteriously disappeared in 1921--remains somehow almost perfectly preserved to this day.
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.
Includes These Spooky Lakes:
Lake Superior (United States and Canada)
Roopkund Lake (India)
Lake Karachay (Russia)
Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
Nyiragongo Lava Lake (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Toxic Lake (Romania)
Yellowstone Hot Springs (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, United States)
Kaindy Lake (Kazakhstan)
Cenotes (Mexico)
Jellyfish Lake (Palau)
Kaali Crater Lake (Estonia)
Kawah-Ijen (Indonesia)
Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela)
Lake Nyos (Cameroon)
Pitch Lake (Trinidad)
Spirit Lake (Washington, United States)
Qiandao Lake (China)
Lake Chagan (Kazakhstan)
Underwater Brine Lakes (Gulf of Mexico)
Lake Natron (Tanzania)
Crater Lake (Oregon, United States)
Lake Guatavita (Colombia)
The Shaft (Australia/near Mount Gambier)
Lake Baikal (Russia)
Review
"A chilling but thrilling primer for budding limnologists." -Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Geo Rutherford is an artist and teacher who has spent her entire
professional career working in art education. She is an adjunct
professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and the visual arts
director at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. While Geo's interest in lakes
began as a part of her artistic practice, she soon found a captive
audience after sharing the information she was learning on TikTok. Her
videos explaining the science behind strange ice formations or drifting
islands piqued the interest of viewers worldwide, but her channel found
its stride when she began posting videos about spooky lakes every
October. Today she receives constant messages from teachers and parents
thanking her for creating educational content that encourages kids to
engage with science.