Take a trip through some of the world’s strangest waterways in Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers that Snake Across Our Planet by Geo Rutherford, the creator of Spooky Lake Month and author of Spooky Lakes.

This illustrated nonfiction book explores 25 rivers and waterways through their natural phenomena, scientific oddities, history, environmental disasters, myths, and legends. Readers will encounter deadly whirlpools, submerged cities, rivers that catch fire or boil, underground waterways, and rivers that seem to disappear altogether.

Backed by extensive research and filled with Rutherford’s full-color gouache illustrations, Spooky Rivers combines science, geography, history, and plenty of weird facts for curious young readers.

• Title: Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers that Snake Across Our Planet
• Author & Illustrator: Geo Rutherford
• Series: Haunted Hydrology
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 96
• Age Range: 8-11 years
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: September 15, 2026
• ISBN: 9781419770555
• Features full-color illustrations throughout
• Includes river facts, an author’s note, glossary, bibliography, and index