"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. From TikTok sensation and educator Geo Rutherford-the creator
of the hit series "Spooky Lake Month" (over 65 million views!)-comes a thrilling nonfiction
book that plumbs the depths of unusual lakes around the world. Middle-grade 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. 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. Book includes: glossary
bibliography and author's note. Contents 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)"--
