Monster lakes - Anita Ganeri

There's more to lakes than meets the eye, as Monster Lakes reveals...In tried and tested Horrible Geography fashion the reader istaken through the physical geography of the different ways lakesform (whether it's from volcanos, plate movement, glaciers or theclassic 'oxbow' lakes) and where they occur, to chapters on uniquelake wildlife, like flamingoes who are specially adapted to feedon algae. Turning to the human side of things, the book takesa look at lake explorers and their adventures, like Speke, who stumbledacross Lake Victoria while looking for the Nile and modernadventurers - many of whom are after lake monsters like Nessieusing high-tech sonar equipment. Plus of course there's info aboutwhy lakes are in danger - either of being drained dry for drinkingwater, or polluted by sewage and industrial waste, and what wecan do to save them.