Abstract

There are a lot of cute illustrations of aquatic habitat!

Humans were born about 7 million years ago. On the other hand, amphibians, which evolved from fish, came on land about 380 million years ago.
Extending back even further, the first life on earth was born about 3.8 billion years ago. Moreover, it is believed that life was born in the depths of the ocean.
In other words, all living organisms originated in water.

In this story, Jiro is taken to the sea by a turtle and learns "how to live well with his surroundings" from various aquatic habitats.

Author’s Information

[Illustrator] Jueki Toro(1988-)
His occupation is Illustrator, artist and cartoonist.
Winner of the Audience Prize at SICF16 and the 19th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art. He produces various works using familiar insects as motifs.

[Writer] Pezuru
Writer. His books are “I wish I could talk to insects” and ”I wish I could talk to turtles”, and so on.

[Editor] Kenji Suda
Representative of the Musashino Natural History Study Group. He is active in activities to teach children about insects at the Tamarokuto Science Center and the Musashino Nature Club.