sapphires

Text and illustrations introduce sapphires discussing how they are made, where they are mined, and more.

Readers discover the process behind the creation of valuable pieces of sapphire jewelry, as well as interesting facts about this gem, such as saphhire colors and what a star sapphire is.

Text and illustrations introduce sapphires, discussing how they are made, where they are mined, coloring, and more.

March and Jules are teenage twins, following in their father's footsteps as jewel thieves, but when their latest job goes wrong they end up with one jewel, a sapphire called the Morning Star, one of three cursed jewels--and the only way they can break the curse is to elude the FBI, Interpol, and a gang of international criminals, find the other two jewels, and reunite them.

March and Jules are teenage twins, following in their father's footsteps as jewel thieves, but when their latest job goes wrong they end up with one jewel, a sapphire called the Morning Star, one of three cursed jewels--and the only way they can break the curse is to elude the FBI, Interpol, and a gang of international criminals, find the other two jewels, and reunite them.

Simple text and photographs describe what sapphires look like, where they are found, how they are used, what makes them valuable, and other related topics.

On an ocean liner headed to Europe in 1906, Samantha and Nellie set out to find an archaeologist's legendary sapphire that has gone missing, investigating every first-class passenger. Includes an informational section on ocean liner travel in this period and a glossary of French words used in the story.