Allaby, Michael, et al. The Encyclopedia of Earth: A Complete Visual Guide. University of California Press, 2008.
Bonewitz, Ronald Louis. Rock and Gem (Smithsonian). DK, 2008.
Callery, Sean and Miranda Smith. Rocks, Minerals and Gems: The Definitive Visual Catalog of the Treasure Beneath Your Feet. Scholastic, 2016.
Coenroads, Robert R. Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide. Firefly Books, 2005.
Cramer, Deborah. Oceans: Our Water, Our World. Smithsonian, 2008.
Crane, Peter. Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot. Yale University Press, 2015.
DK Publishing. Gem: The Definitive Visual Guide (Smithsonian). DK, 2016.
__________. Natural History (Smithsonian), 2010. (Please note that this is a 600+ page reference guide for grades 5 and up filled with more than 5000 photographs).
__________.The Rock and Gem Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Earth’s Treasures (Smithsonian), DK Children, 2016.
Fothergill, Alastair. Planet Earth: As You’ve Never Seen It Before. University of California Press, 2007.
Johnson, Kirk. Ancient Denvers: Scenes from the Past 300 Million Years of the Colorado Front Range. Fulcrum Publishing, 2005.
__________. Ancient Wyoming: A Dozen Lost Worlds Based on the Geology of the Bighorn Basin. Fulcrum Publishing, 2016.
__________. Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip. Fulcrum Publishing, 2007.
__________. Prehistoric Journey: A History of Life on Earth. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006.
Luhr, James F., ed. Earth (Smithsonian). DK, 2007.
Palmer, Douglas, et al. Earth: The Definitive Guide (Smithsonian), 2nd ed. DK, 2013.
Parker, Steve. World Encyclopedia of Fossils & Fossil Collecting. Lorenz Books, 2007.
Sussman, Art. Dr. Art’s Guide to Planet Earth for Earthlings Ages 12 to 120. Chelsea Green Publishing.
Symes, R. F. Eyewitness: Rocks & Minerals. DK, 2008.
Taylor, Paul. Eyewitness: Fossil. DK, 2004.
Van Rose, Susanna. Eyewitness: Earth. DK, 2005.
See also Chris Oxlade’s Let’s Rock series and the Geology Rocks! Series, both from Heinemann Raintree.