{"product_id":"olivers-great-big-universe-4-oceans-are-deep-hardcover","title":"Oliver's Great Big Universe #4: Oceans Are Deep! - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Cham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mind-expanding and hilarious! I got smarter reading this!\" -Jeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience meets \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\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' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElinor Wonders Why\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver's dream of a perfect summer doing nothing is thwarted when his nemesis and English teacher, Ms. Liu, gives him a bad grade in her class!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo avoid going to summer school (which is also taught by Ms. Liu), Oliver makes a deal with his parents to write a new book about the oceans while spending the summer at his grandparents' house near the beach. He'll have plenty to write about as he tries surfing, puts up with his prankster cousins, and learns amazing ocean facts from an oceanographer living in town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, Oliver makes a new friend in Miriam, whose mom owns the local aquarium shop. Look for disasters involving sharks, wave wipeouts, and a clever octopus named Mr. Wiggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith laugh-out-loud humor, \u003ci\u003eOliver's Great Big Universe: Oceans Are Deep!\u003c\/i\u003e follows an eleven-year-old 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)\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 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, California.\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 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44811144167483,"sku":"9781419789953","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2274\/9755\/files\/0HEemOBAtf9781419789953.webp?v=1793314318","url":"https:\/\/bookshopclassics.shop\/products\/olivers-great-big-universe-4-oceans-are-deep-hardcover","provider":"Bookshop Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}