Francois Sarano is a professor of oceanography. Former research director of the Deep Ocean Odyssey program and former scientific advisor to legendary French oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, he has been conducting his own research for more than 13 years. Sarano has written dozen of scientific books and produced six documentaries dealing with oceans. Today, he holds conferences around the world to sensitize people to the protection of the ocean and their inhabitants. It is his first children's book and is illustrated by his daughter, Marion Sarano.

The little girl walks on water and so does this book. Together, we learn the ways life on land and in the ocean are the same and different. Jesse Ausubel, Rockefeller University "The Little Girl Who Walked on Water" won the "Blue Planet award" for young readers on June 8, 2015.Blue Planet is a litterary award -- created by Nausicaa ( a national sea center) that rewards recent publications that raise awareness of marine life and/or sustainable development among young readers. The ceremony was on June 8, the World Ocean Day

Francois Sarano is a professor of oceanography. Former research director of the Deep Ocean Odyssey program and former scientific advisor to legendary French oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, he has been conducting his own research for more than 13 years. Sarano has written dozen of scientific books and produced six documentaries dealing with oceans. Today, he holds conferences around the world to sensitize people to the protection of the ocean and their inhabitants. It is his first children's book and is illustrated by his daughter, Marion Sarano.

The little girl walks on water and so does this book. Together, we learn the ways life on land and in the ocean are the same and different. Jesse Ausubel, Rockefeller University "The Little Girl Who Walked on Water" won the "Blue Planet award" for young readers on June 8, 2015.Blue Planet is a litterary award -- created by Nausicaa ( a national sea center) that rewards recent publications that raise awareness of marine life and/or sustainable development among young readers. The ceremony was on June 8, the World Ocean Day