{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-2-volcanoes-are-hot-paperback","title":"Oliver's Great Big Universe #2: Volcanoes Are Hot! - Paperback","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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mind-expanding and hilarious!\"--Jeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarth 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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\u003eLuckily, 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\u003eWith laugh-out-loud humor and cartoon-style illustrations from bestselling writer and the creator of \u003ci\u003ePHD Comics \u003c\/i\u003eJorge 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\u003cp\u003eMore from the \u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003ci\u003e?Oliver's Great Big Universe: Evolution Changes Everything!\u003c\/i\u003e (#3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe: Oceans Are Deep!\u003c\/i\u003e (#4)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56198306890033,"sku":"9781419764110","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/qGtj5kpYly9781419764110.webp?v=1788992893","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/olivers-great-big-universe-2-volcanoes-are-hot-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}