Diamonds Are Waiting For You: Crater of Diamonds, Where Dreams Can And Do Come True

This Geology, Natural Science and Family Adventure book deals with the only diamond mine in the United States, which also happens to be open to the public for prospecting. For a few dollars a day visitors and tourists can spend the day digging for diamonds in the Kimberlite or lamproite soil and keep any gems that they find. An average of two diamonds a day are found and certified as being genuine. The mine has been producing diamnds for more than 100 years. This Field of Dreams provides a unique experience for all ages. This book won two FINALIST AWARDS in the BEST BOOKS 2007 competition. It received FINALIST AWARDS in both the Children's Picture Book, Paperback Non-Fiction category and a rare second FINALIST AWARD in the Science: General category awards sponsored by USA BOOK NEWS. The book has also won numerous National and Regional Finalist Awards in the 2008 Next Generation Book Awards and the 2008 Indie Excellence Book Awards.