Eicher, D. and McAlester, A.L.,
History of the Earth
, Prentice-Hall, N.J., 1980.
Excellent silhouette drawings of plate movements over geologic time.
Hamblin, W.K.,
The Earth’s Dynamic Systems
, Macmillan Publishers, N.Y., 1989.
Excellent drawings of geologic processes, and explanation of terms.
McElhinny, M.W., and Valencio, D.A., Editors,
Paleoreconstruction of the Continents
, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 1981.
Good maps of plate movement from Late Cambrian to Late Permian, but text is quite difficult.
Miller, Russell,
Continents in Collision
, Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1983.
Extremely well written book dealing with history and process of plate movement.
Raymo, Chet,
The Crust of Our Earth
, Prentice-Hall, N.J., 1983.
A very basic book which could be used with children.
Scientific American, Readings from,
Continents Adrift and Continents
Aground
, W.H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1976.
Readings range from historical to physical geology of plate movement to fossils and evolutionary significance of movement. A good overview of the subject.
Stanley, S.,
Earth and Life Through Time
, W.H. Freeman and Co., N.Y., 1986.
This text was the source of most of my information. It is easy to read and understand but at the same time covers a huge amount of information. For further study this would be my number one suggestion.
Tarling, D., and Tarling, M.,
Continental Drift
, G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1971. This book deals well with ancient life and ancient climates.
Tarling, D., and Runcorn, S.K., Editors,
Implications of Continental Drift to the Earth Sciences, Vol. I
, Academic Press, N.Y. 1973.
Discussion of polar wandering and much information on life forms of the various geologic periods and extinctions.
Turekian, Karl,
Oceans
, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.
This text is a good source of information about the ocean floor and its clues to plate movement, especially paleomagnetic research.