Opal town / Rob Waring, series editor. - 32 p. : col. ill., ; 21 cm. - Footprint reading library; Fascinating places .

Includes vocabulary list. "National Geographic"--Cover. "1900 headwords"--Página 4 de la cubierta. A la cabeza del título: National Geographic. Footprint reading library with video from National geographic.

People from around the world travel to Coober Pedy, Australia, with hopes of getting rich. This town is full of valuable stones called 'opals'. Some opals are worth millions, but they are extremely hard to find. What influences the value of an opal? What does it take to find them?

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Opal glass -- Australia -- Coober Pedy (S.A.)
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