Ancient Legends of Gems and Jewels [Paperback]

Alda Marian Jangl (Author), James F. Jangl (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 38 pages
• Publisher: Prisma Pr; 4th edition (August 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942647009
• ISBN-13: 978-0942647006
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,739,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, breezy little book, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ancient Legends of Gems and Jewels (Paperback)

This is a nice little book; a quick and easy read, it still manages to pass along a fairly large amount of information in a lively manner. It seems as though the authors must have researched a great deal of material, and carefully distilled it down to a clear, easy-to-read summary of legends of the more popular gems and jewels. Not at all stuffy or scholarly, the book still manages to educate, in a nice, easy, entertaining manner.

It is fairly limited in terms of amount of information about the various stones, but if you take it for what it offers, which is a breezy, friendly overview of the legends various societies have had about gems, it's well worth the effort. My only real problem with the book was that I personally felt I wanted more depth and more breadth, but that is not to detract from the nice job the authors did on the book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, November 24, 2004

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joliefaire - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Legends of Gems and Jewels (Paperback)

I was quite disappointed--annoyed--with this book. It's actually a 'booklet,' almost a pamphlet, offering only a brief, at times breathless, recounting of this or that legend re a given stone, accompanied with silly, juvenile drawings. Reading level should be listed as 'pre-teen.'

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just a pamphlet, August 12, 2007

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Claire Toney "beadedwhimsy" (Rancho Cordova, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Legends of Gems and Jewels (Paperback)

I bought this hoping to add to my book collection of gemstone lore. I found it lacking in substance. It's a good beginning book for young readers interested in gemstones, but other than that, not that useful.