{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-hardcover","title":"Oliver's Great Big Universe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Cham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMind-expanding and hilarious!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- I got smarter reading this!\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, an original illustrated middle-grade fiction series that blends science with narrative from the Emmy Award-nominated creator of PBS's \u003ci\u003eElinor Wonders Why\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI know what you're thinking. What makes an average 11-year-old kid qualified to tell you anything about the universe?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAm I famous scientist? No.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAm I a super-genius at everything? Not really.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oliver has a lot going on starting his first year of middle school--new friends, new classes, new everything. But at least there's one thing that still makes sense: science! Determined to be an astrophysicist one day, Oliver explains everything he learns--like how the sun burps, how ghost particles fly through you, the uncanny similarities between Mercury and cafeteria meatballs, and most important, how the Big Bang is basically just like a fart in the school hallway. (Also, there are time-bending black holes, exploding supernova stars, and aliens! Well, there could be aliens.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oliver finally feels like he's starting to figure things out . . . but can he stay out of the principal's office or catch a break from his annoying sister? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With laugh-out-loud humor and cartoon-style illustrations from the bestselling writer and creator of \u003ci\u003ePHD Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, Jorge Cham, \u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a STEAM-themed, diary-style series following an 11-year-old who's taking on the whole universe--if he can survive middle school first.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Cham\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, Emmy-nominated creator of . . . many things: from the hit PBS kids' show \u003ci\u003eElinor Wonders Why \u003c\/i\u003eto the bestselling nonfiction book for adults called \u003ci\u003eWe Have No Idea\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the smash podcast \u003ci\u003eDaniel \u0026amp; Jorge Explain the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e and the popular webcomic \u003ci\u003ePHD Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. He is, without a doubt, an \u003ci\u003eexpert\u003c\/i\u003e on explaining things about the world in interesting and fun ways. He obtained his PhD in robotics from Stanford University and was an instructor and research associate at Caltech from 2003 to 2005. He is originally from Panama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.11 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764262830368,"sku":"9781419764080","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f921a45a67389d38b5b579f192129faf.webp?v=1780247191","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/olivers-great-big-universe-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}