Oliver's Great Big Universe: Volcanoes are Hot!: A Times Children's Book of the Week

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Jorge Cham

Oliver's Great Big Universe

Volcanoes are Hot!: A Times Children's Book of the Week

Jorge Cham

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Simon & Schuster Ltd
29 July 2025

General fiction (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA); Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: Geography; Educational: Chemistry

Series: Oliver's Great Big Universe

‘Mind-expanding and hilarious!’ Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series.

The second book in the hilarious series that makes you laugh-out-loud AND grows your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The 13-Storey Treehouse.

Hi, I’m Oliver! Writing a book has made me kind of a celebrity around school – no big deal. But does that mean everything is perfect? No way!

I’m still trying to figure out the usual stuff: school cliques, weird family, and how to finally win the science fair. While I may know EVERYTHING about space, there’s a lot to learn about the planet we live on, like:

volcanic burps and bacteria farts

how the Earth’s layers are like boba tea

aliens! (Are we the aliens?)

From bestselling writer and robotics engineer Jorge Cham, Oliver’s Great Big Universe: Volcanoes Are Hot! is the second book in a STEM-themed, diary-style series.

By: Jorge Cham
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 16mm
ISBN: 9781398541740
ISBN 10: 1398541745
Series: Oliver's Great Big Universe
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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.