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A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought-and found-this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama cherished them, making them iconic. And designer Coco Chanel raised them to new heights, bringing pearls- fake and real-to women everywhere. In Tears of Mermaids, Stephen G. Bloom travels 30,000 miles...
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"Western Australia, 1886. After months at sea, a slow boat makes its passage from London to the shores of Bannin Bay. The sea is a shocking blue, and gulls float above battered mangrove jetties. From the deck, young Eliza Brightwell and her family eye their strange new home. Here is an unforgiving land where fortune sits patiently at the bottom of the ocean. A land where pearl shells bloom to the size of soup plates. Where men are coaxed into unthinkable...
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IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Pearls are beautiful flukes of nature. The only gemstones formed inside living creatures, these lustrous gems have fascinated mankind for centuries. Readers will be enchanted by this thorough study of pearls, how they're formed, how they're collected, and their historic uses. Meeting Next Generation Science Standards with a unique spin on curricular subject matter, this book is a guaranteed jaw-dropper for young scientists.
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Summer of Pearls: Ben Crowell remembers the Great Caddo Lake Pearl Rush of 1874 very well. That autumn, Judd Kelso, a local riverboat owner, was killed and only Ben seemed interested in finding out who killed Kelso. Spanish Blood: In 1870, Bart Young's dream of becoming rich seems a lost cause until he stumbles onto the Sacramento Mountain Range.
Spanish Blood: In the New Mexico Territory in 1870, Bart Young hopes to strike it rich in land speculation...
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