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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils. This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-color specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science. Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, the Rock and Gem Book gives...
42) Hidden gem
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When a small pebble sees others gathering on the steps of the Museum of Rocks, he grows curious. Once inside the esteemed halls, he is shocked by what he discovers. The only rocks on display are glittering gemstones, geodes, and crystals! These beautiful stones make him wonder: Can he be special, too? Perhaps he'll find an answer in the World's Most Beautiful Gem exhibition ... or maybe, just maybe, he will find the answer inside himself."--Provided...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Camille Iverness can take care of herself. She's done so since the day her mother abandoned the family and left Camille to run their shabby curiosity shop. But when a violent betrayal leaves her injured with no place to hide, Camille must allow a mysterious stranger to come to her aid.
44) Rock & mineral
Series
Pub. Date
1996.
Formats
Description
Learn amazing facts about rocks, gems, and the Earth itself.
46) Precious stones
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Bright, beautiful and sometimes very rare, you will be surprised at the humble beginnings of these precious stones.
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Gems and Gemstones features nearly 300 color images of the cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry that are all part of the new Grainger Hall of Gems at The Field Museum. The book and exhibition explore the relationship between finished gems and their natural origin: while beautiful as faceted and polished pieces of jewelry, gems are often just as lovely - or even more so - as gemstones in their...
Author
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 20
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Asks the reader to choose the plot path of a story in which the powerful jewels of an ancient African tribe are stolen from a Paris museum and three cousins must decide whether to risk their lives to get them back.
55) Gems
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book describes gems that come from minerals and that are made by animals and plants.
57) Aquamarine
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and color illustrations explore the chemical makeup, history, and location of aquamarine.
58) Sapphires
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Learn about the gem called a sapphire.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"Gem Identification Made Easy is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated stones, synthetics, and look-alikes. The book's approach is direct and practical, and its easy style easy to understand. In fact, with this highly accessible guide, anyone can begin to master gem identification"--
60) Emeralds
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Learn about a gem called an emerald.
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