The Perfect Planet (AstroNuts #3)

by Jon Scieszka (Author) Steven Weinberg (Illustrator)

The Perfect Planet (AstroNuts #3)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: AstroNuts

The book follows a final mission, where AlphaWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug must find a planet fit for human life after we've finally made Earth unlivable. Time is up for our friends the AstroNuts. In fact, time is up for you, too. If they don't succeed on this mission, Earth is doomed! So when the team finds out they're being sent to a place called the perfect planet, their mission sounds way too easy. Unfortunately, the second they land, they realize they'll be dealing with the most dangerous species of all time . . . humans. Huh? Where in the universe is this supposedly perfect place? And how will the Nuts manage to convince the humans to risk death . . . for the sake of their lives?!

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Kirkus Reviews

This series has been dependably edifying and entertaining, and this latest volume works fine as a stand-alone, although the recap should entice new readers to visit previous installments. Perfectly fun.

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"Scieszka's third installment doesn't miss a beat. . . Weinberg's illustrations are dazzling. . . This series has been dependably edifying and entertaining, and this latest volume works fine as a stand-alone, although the recap should entice new readers to visit previous installments. Perfectly fun."—Kirkus Reviews

Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka is the author of the Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith, as well as the Frank Einstein and the Time Warp Trio series and many other acclaimed and best-selling books for children. The first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and founder of Guys Read, Jon Scieszka lives in Brooklyn.

Julia Rothman is the creator of the best-selling illustrated Anatomy series and other books. Her witty illustrations have also appeared in newspapers, magazines, and more. Cofounder of Women Who Draw--an open directory of female professional illustrators, artists, and cartoonists--Julia Rothman lives in Brooklyn.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781452171210
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
September 20, 2021
Series
AstroNuts
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV008040 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Action & Adventure
JUV053020 - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Exploration
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Time travel
Science fiction
Environmental protection
Humorous fiction
Genetic engineering
Astronauts
Earth (Planet)
Environmental quality

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