I'd recommend them something readable like Programming Languages: Principles and Paradigms (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-34144-1 https://lin

I'd recommend them something readable like Programming Languages: Principles and Paradigms (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-34144-1 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-34144-1) that covers more ground and paints the larger picture while citing many original papers.