ItalicSquirrels posted:

Oh, Good God. I think I remember reading this one. If I remember correctly, the Earth is undergoing some kind of Ice Age (in the beginning, the kids ask if the old pictures were brown with age or if it was just warmer). They make it to their new planet, and find out that there's an insane amount of silicon (or something) in the soil that makes all the plants very glass-like.

In addition, there are these moth people that live for a year and lay eggs around the place. Other random memories are the wheat being glass-like, the lake being sort of mercury-like, the father turning into an inventor, and that burning the trees in the area was the best way to cut them down. Also, no one really brought any good works of art (the Bible, Shakespeare, Iliad, Odyssey, etc.).

Hope that helps someone.

Edit: Unfortunately I have had no luck in my searches. Anyone else?