This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics
W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling
The USGS classic on plate tectonics: how the theory was developed, how plates move, and how they cause earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains. A short, well-illustrated read that is perfect as a first approach.
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