{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-3-evolution-changes-everything-9781419764066","title":"Oliver's Great Big Universe #3: Evolution Changes Everything!","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScience 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\u003eOliver 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. 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\u003eAlong 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\u003eMeanwhile, 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\u003eWith 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)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jorge Cham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amulet Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver's Great Big Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419764066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eto the podcast ScienceStuff 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 and is now based in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119464640557,"sku":"9781419764066","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_89da1eb7-e798-4c9d-8da0-f73d612166d7.jpg?v=1756227868","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/olivers-great-big-universe-3-evolution-changes-everything-9781419764066","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}