{"product_id":"children-of-the-sea-vol-1-paperback","title":"Children of the Sea, Vol. 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaisuke Igarashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaisuke Igarashi is an award-winning manga creator who began his career in 1993. His series \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e received the Excellence Prize at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival and was nominated for the Fauve d'Or Best Comic Book Prize at the 2007 Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'AngoulÃame. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was nominated for the 2006 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize. His current series \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of the 38th Japan Cartoonist Award and runs in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIKKI\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.2 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151305379975,"sku":"9781421529141","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fac2e32668699635455ca2f705255100.webp?v=1733206116","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/children-of-the-sea-vol-1-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}