The diamond and the boy the rock cycle of graphite & the life of H. Tracy Hall

Before a diamond is a gem, it<U+2019>s a common gray rock called graphite. Through an intense trial of heat and pressure, it changes into one of the most valuable stones in the world. Before Tracy Hall was an inventor, he was a boy, born into poverty, bullied by peers, forced to work at an early age...

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Main Author: Holt, Hannah (Author)
Other Authors: Fleck, Jay (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Balzer + Bray, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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