By Jorge Cham (author)
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This hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud AND grow your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The 13-Storey Treehouse .
Hi, I'm Oliver! I know what you're thinking: what does an 11-year-old kid know about the universe? Am I a famous scientist? No. Am I a super-genius? Not really.
I'm just trying to figure out the usual stuff: new school, new friends, how to avoid my annoying sister. But there's one thing that DOES make sense: science! Outer space is totally my thing and I can tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about awesome stuff like:
From bestselling writer and robotics engineer Jorge Cham, Oliver's Great Big Universe is the first book in a STEM-themed, diary-style series.
'Mind-expanding and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
'An absolute gem!' Lincoln Peirce, author of the bestselling series Big Nate 'A stellar confluence of comic episodes and cosmic information. In addition to brilliantly integrated comic moments - surprising plot twists add narrative pizzazz to a serious raft of data about the universe. An irresistibly entertaining introduction to astrophysics.' - Kirkus starred review
Jorge Cham is the bestselling, Emmy-nominated creator of . . . many things: from the hit US TV show Elinor Wonders Why to the nonfiction book for adults called We Have No Idea, along with the podcast Daniel & Jorge Explain the Universe and the popular webcomic PHD Comics. 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.
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This hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud AND grow your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The 13-Storey Treehouse.Hi, I'm Oliver!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Oliver's Great Big Universe and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old
Oliver's Great Big Universe features in the following genres: School Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Science, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Space, The Natural World, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations
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Oliver's Great Big Universe was written by Jorge Cham and published by Simon & Schuster Children's an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK
Oliver's Great Big Universe has 235 pages
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