{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-2-volcanoes-are-hot-jorge-cham-hardcover","title":"Oliver's Great Big Universe #2: Volcanoes Are Hot! -- Jorge Cham, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Mind-expanding and hilarious! I got smarter reading this!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Jeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Earth sciences meet \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes Are Hot!\u003c\/i\u003e, second in an original illustrated middle-grade fiction series that blends science with narrative from bestselling author-artist Jorge Cham, the Emmy Award-nominated creator of PBS's \u003ci\u003eElinor Wonders Why\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e After writing his first book, eleven-year-old Oliver is kind of a celebrity around school--no big deal. But when he gets caught in a cafeteria catastrophe, he quickly goes from being the \"funny science kid\" to one of the \"Epic Barf Kids\", the result of too much explosive cherry pie in the lunchroom. Oliver is desperate to restore his reputation--and winning the science fair sounds like the perfect way for everyone to forget about the whole barf thing. There's just one obstacle standing in his way: Ana Lía Quintero, who wins the science fair every year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Luckily, Oliver has the help of his geoscientist aunt, even though she's a little, um, quirky (scratch that: \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e quirky). If Oliver has any chance of defeating his archnemesis, he'll have to learn all about volcanic burping and bacteria farts, how Earth's layers are basically like boba tea, and how school cliques and the solar system have a lot in common. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With laugh-out-loud humor and cartoon-style illustrations from bestselling writer and the creator of PHD Comics Jorge Cham, \u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a STEAM-themed, diary-style series following one kid who's taking on the whole universe--if he can survive middle school first. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Oliver's Great Big Universe series: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe \u003c\/i\u003e(#1) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes Are Hot! \u003c\/i\u003e(#2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jorge Cham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amulet Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419764103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Cham\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, Emmy Award-nominated creator of . . . many things: from the hit PBS show \u003ci\u003eElinor Wonders Why \u003c\/i\u003eto the hit nonfiction book for adults called \u003ci\u003eWe Have No Idea\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the hit 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","brand":"Jorge Cham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49803945017572,"sku":"9781419764103","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781419764103.jpg?v=1788680801","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/olivers-great-big-universe-2-volcanoes-are-hot-jorge-cham-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}