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Erickson, Jon. Making of the Earth: Geological Forces That Shape Our Planet. Facts on File , 2000. Well-illustrated survey of the evolution of landforms.

Emiliani, Cesare. Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology, and the Evolution of Life and Environment. Cambridge University Press, 1992. This compendium of information on planet Earth includes illustrations, a glossary of historical figures, and several appendixes.

Fortey, Richard. Earth: An Intimate History. Knopf, 2005. A lively geological history told through rocks on the face of Earth.

Fortey, Richard. Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth. Knopf, Random House, 1998. 1999. A paleontologist takes us from the beginnings of life on Earth to the arrival of human beings; for the general reader.

Hartmann, William K., and Ron Miller. The History of Earth: An Illustrated Chronicle of an Evolving Planet. Workman, 1991. Popular account of possible origins of Earth, presented with artist interpretations.

Redfern, Ron. Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans and Life. University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. Well-illustrated account of plate tectonics, geology, and evolution.

Skinner, Brian J., and Stephen C. Porter. The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. Wiley, 2003. A recommended textbook.

For younger readers

Alessandrello, Anna. The Earth: Origins and Evolution. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1995. For middle school readers.

Clifford, Nick. Incredible Earth. Firefly, 1996. Mountain-building and other processes; for readers in grades 4 to 6.

Davis, Kenneth C. Don't Know Much About Planet Earth. HarperCollins, 2001. An entertaining, fact-filled trek for readers in grades 5 to 8.

Gallant, Roy A. Dance of the Continents. Marshall Cavendish, 1999. For middle school readers and up.

Gallant, Roy A. Earth's Place in Space. Marshall Cavendish, 1999. For middle school readers and up.

Hooper, Meredith. The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth. Viking, 1996. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Ride, Sally, and Tam O'Shaughnessy. The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space. Crown, 1994. For readers in grades 5 to 7.

Sattler, Helen R. Our Patchwork Planet: The Story of Plate Tectonics. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1995. For middle school readers.