Monster Lakes

by Anita Ganeri

There's more to lakes than meets the eye, as Monster Lakes reveals...In tried and tested Horrible Geography fashion the reader is taken through the physical geography of the different ways lake form (whether it's from volcanos, plate movement, glaciers or the classic 'oxbow' lakes) and where they occur, to chapters on unique lake wildlife, like flamingoes who are specially adapted to feed on algae. Turning to the human side of things, the book takes a look at lake explorers and their adventures, like Speke, whotumbled across Lake Victoria while looking for the Nile and modern adventurers - many of whom are after lake monsters like Nessie using high-tech sonar equipment. Plus of course there's info about why lakes are in danger - either of being drained dry for drinking water, or polluted by sewage and industrial waste, and what we can do to save them.

Genres: Nonfiction, Geography, Science, Childrens

127 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children’s information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor). Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being ‘an innovation that all geographers will applaud’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Does Geography grind you down?
Fed up with miserable maps, rotten rock piles and crazy contour lines?
Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons as you dive into 'Monster Lakes' ...........

Tremble! ...as you teeter on the brink of a volcanic crater lake.
Scream! ....when you come face to face with scuba-diving spiders.
Shiver!....with fear at the spooky shipwrecks in Lake Superior.

And if that is not thrilling enough for you.... Go on a hunt for monsters from the deep, discover how an explorer found an awesome underground lake and meet fishes that melt in the sun.

It's earth-shatteringly exciting!

Geography has never been so horrible!'

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik vond deze boekjes vroeger zo leuk om te lezen, en blijkbaar nog steeds, want ik heb het boek bijna in een ruk uitgelezen. Ik lag ook vaak dubbel, blij om te zien dat de humor er nog steeds is. Ik vond alleen het monster een beetje vervelend worden. De eerste 2 keer was het grappig, maar daarna was ik aan het zuchten.
Een boek waar je meer van wilt. ;P

[Maple Class · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was about all the different types of lakes and the creatures that live in them. It tells them about how long and deep they are. There are parts in the book about the underground. I think it was a factual and interesting book but also had some jokes and was funny. They made this book nice to read.
By Louis

[Il_mare_ghiacciato · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bello, come tutti gli altri letti finora della collana Brutta Geografia. Avrei voluto più argomenti, migliori approfondimenti, ma non sarebbe più stato un libro per ragazzi... Consigliatissimo ai giovani innamorati dell'avventura.

[Issy Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is a great nonfiction text, really great recommendation for children who enjoy geography.

[Rainier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was extremely good. It had monsters in it - from the Loch Ness Monster to Ogapogo. I am making a model myself. It might look funny for a pushpin for a head, and a paperclip for a body...but, ehh, well, that's what I'm doing. There's lakes and fish that sound so weird, you will probably gasp for awhile when you read about them. Did you know that file holders are good ways to attract the Loch Ness Monster? My two favorite things were the fish that melt in the sun and how you can meet scuba-diving spiders. I would recommend this book to limnologists, my whole family and my grandma. And P.S. Does any body know a good Loch Ness Moster Model leg source? And another P.S. - Grandma, can you please draw a Loch Ness Monster for me?

[Arthur Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't a particularly well presented book and it's information was quite basic.

[Paul · Rating 1 out of 5]

A few good lake 'profiles', but the rest of it can hardly be considered geographical in any way. Disappointing.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fun and entertaining read. A very enjoyable way to learn about this topic.