{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-3-evolution-changes-everything-hardcover","title":"Oliver's Great Big Universe #3: Evolution Changes Everything! - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Cham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mind-expanding and hilarious! I got smarter reading this!\" --Jeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Science meets \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e in this 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\u003c\/p\u003e Oliver needs a new computer because nobody wants to play with him as every move and save takes way too long. To raise money, he has the brilliant idea to write another book and sell it at school. So, he picks a topic he thinks lots of kids will like--animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when he starts to think about it, he wonders where \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e animals come from, and that leads him to wonder where life comes from and how animals evolve. Subjects range from the origins of life (primordial soup and life in early Earth--mostly scum\/bacteria) to small organisms and fish to dinosaurs, of course! Mass extinctions. Cats, dogs, horses and chickens. And oh yes, people! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along with making his new book, Oliver's also doing chores for neighbors to make money, including odd jobs for the old cat lady down the street, who, as it turns out, is a retired paleontologist. (Not just any paleontologist, but as it's revealed later, a famous one.) As Oliver does chores for her, she fills him in on the history of life on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Oliver is doing great with his group of friends. But as they all get excited to help him with the book, this causes trouble, leading to a mild breakup of the group which all gets resolved at the end in typical Oliver-esque humorous fashion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore from Oliver's Great Big Universe series: \u003c\/b\u003e \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)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Cham\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, Emmy Award-nominated creator of . . . many things: from the celebrated PBS show \u003ci\u003eElinor Wonders Why \u003c\/i\u003eto the bestselling nonfiction book for adults \u003ci\u003eWe Have No Idea\u003c\/i\u003e, to the podcast \u003ci\u003eScienceStuff\u003c\/i\u003e, to the popular webcomic \u003ci\u003ePHD Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. He is, without a doubt, an expert 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 and now lives with his family in South Pasadena, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.11 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530825875677,"sku":"9781419764066","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/zqBzWLr5Z9781419764066.webp?v=1772431787","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/olivers-great-big-universe-3-evolution-changes-everything-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}