{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-illustrated-novel-hc-vol-03-evolution-changes-everything-preorder-0926ab0545","title":"OLIVERS GREAT BIG UNIVERSE ILLUSTRATED NOVEL HC VOL 03 EVOLUTION CHANGES EVERYTHING - PREORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOC PREORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOLIVERS GREAT BIG UNIVERSE ILLUSTRATED NOVEL HC VOL 03 EVOLUTION CHANGES EVERYTHING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolicitation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mind-expanding and hilarious! I got smarter reading this!” —Jeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy KidScience meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid 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 Elinor Wonders WhyOliver 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 do 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! 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. 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. With laugh-out-loud humor and cartoon-style illustrations from bestselling writer and the creator of PHD Comics Jorge Cham, Oliver’s Great Big Universe is a STEAM-themed, diary-style series following one kid who’s taking on the whole universe—if he can survive middle school first. More from Oliver’s Great Big Universe series:Oliver’s Great Big Universe (#1)Oliver’s Great Big Universe: Volcanoes Are Hot! (#2)Praise\"Once again, the humor is matched to a middle schooler’s DNA, and the droll black-and-white line drawings reduplicate the fun... Amusing, enthralling, and informative.\"—Kirkus Reviews“Frequent comedic illustrations, punny wordplay, and plenty of fart jokes serve as an engaging delivery mechanism for lots of in-depth information about the evolution of life on Earth…A high-appeal series for kids…”—School Library Journal“[A] fresh mix of heavily illustrated narrative and inset comics…Readers may never again look at their soup—or their pets—in quite the same way.”—Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCutoff:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lunar FOC closes 09\/28\/2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePayment and cancellations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Payment is required upfront. Orders cannot be cancelled after FOC because quantities are locked with the distributor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Books are expected to arrive new and unread. 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