Scieszka joins creative forces with Weinberg to craft a zany new sf series with serious underpinnings. This first adventure is narrated by the planet Earth, who is quickly becoming uninhabitable for humans due to global warming (thanks to humans). The time has come to find a new home for this pesky species, so four genetically modified AstroNuts are blasted into space to inspect the Plant Planet. Illustration- and stat-filled spreads introduce the team. AlphaWolf is the mission leader, SmartHawk is a planning whiz, super-friendly LaserShark is in charge of (vegetarian) snacks, and StinkBug is the mission pilot and tech officer. As the AstroNuts explore the lush planet, it quickly evolves from promising to hostile. This book is packed with absurdity, misadventure, and science, and it unabashedly demonstrates how environments destabilize when dominated by a single species. Weinberg’s collage illustrations are particularly noteworthy for their use of digitized engravings from the Rijksmuseum, incorporating a mini-lesson on Creative Commons. Scieszka’s knack for writing with wit and kid appeal guarantees that this will be a popular choice.