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Spooky lakes : 25 strange and mysterious lakes that dot our planet

Rutherford, Geo,


Author created the series "Spooky Lake Month." 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). Plumbs the depths of unusual lakes around the world. Readers learn not only about the science of hydrology, but why understanding the natural world is crucial to protecting it from pollution and climate change.
Date Published:2024

Author created the series "Spooky Lake Month." 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). Plumbs the depths of unusual lakes around the world. Readers learn not only about the science of hydrology, but why understanding the natural world is crucial to protecting it from pollution and climate change.

Date Published:2024

Zoom in on zombies

Winters, Kari-Lynn, 1969-


A new look into a unique part of the natural world that delves into the many examples of natural zombies in the real world from amber snails and carpenter ants to foot fungus, wood ticks and tardigrades.
Date Published:2024

This is how a ball rolls : the science of wobbling, bouncing, spinning balls

Tekavec, Heather, 1969-


Tongue-twisting main text, informative science sidebars and wacky, colorful art combine in this unique informational picture book that begs to be read aloud. Can you name a "zigging, zagging, zippy" ball? How about a "score-some-points-and-win" ball? In a madcap romp that's part guessing game, readers will learn all about these balls and more, from teeny tiny marbles all the way up to the giant, person-sized Zorb.
Date Published:2025

Tongue-twisting main text, informative science sidebars and wacky, colorful art combine in this unique informational picture book that begs to be read aloud. Can you name a "zigging, zagging, zippy" ball? How about a "score-some-points-and-win" ball? In a madcap romp that's part guessing game, readers will learn all about these balls and more, from teeny tiny marbles all the way up to the giant, person-sized Zorb.

Date Published:2025

The great puptective. 2, Purranormal activity /

Tysoe, Alina,


"When a new neighbor moves into the house next door, Poppy the puptective couldn't be more uninterested. She's too busy solving the mystery of the unseen culprit chewing up all the furniture in her house. But when Poppy catches a possible ghost playing with Truffles's toys in the middle of the night, whatever's going on next door becomes urgent! Good thing Poppy and Truffles the cat are on the case!"--Amazon.
Date Published:2025

"When a new neighbor moves into the house next door, Poppy the puptective couldn't be more uninterested. She's too busy solving the mystery of the unseen culprit chewing up all the furniture in her house. But when Poppy catches a possible ghost playing with Truffles's toys in the middle of the night, whatever's going on next door becomes urgent! Good thing Poppy and Truffles the cat are on the case!"--Amazon.

Date Published:2025

Le gros méchant Mwa-Mwa-Mwa

Jannelle, Geneviève, 1981-


Philomène ne parle que d'elle-même. Peu importe le sujet, elle trouve moyen de le ramener à elle. C'est que le Gros méchant Mwa-Mwa-Mwa ne la lche pas.
Date Published:2024