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Kolmanskop: The Diamond Mine Ghost Town

From the Series Abandoned Places

Only a century ago, Kolmanskop was a diamond boomtown. The town produced more than a million carats a year! But what happened to Kolmanskop after the diamond boom fizzled? This high-interest title explores the rise of Kolmanskop and its slow decline back into empty desert. Special features such as a map, a timeline, and unique fun facts add to this fascinating title.

Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 7
Reading Level Grade 3
Category Newly Fluent
Subject History
Copyright 2020
Publisher Bellwether Media
Imprint Torque
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2020-01-01
BISACS JNF016000, JNF025010
Dewey 916.881
Graphics Full-color photographs
Dimensions 6.5 x 9 x 0.25
Lexile 720
Guided Reading Level Q
ATOS Reading Level 3.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 508214
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Glossary of key words, Index, and Table of contents

Author: Christina Leaf