If You Lived in the Sea, Who Would You Be?
by Julie Honan Johnston – Illustrated by Meg Sodano
With animals grouped according to opposite traits and shared characteristics, this rhyming adventure inspires readers to imagine what it would be like to live in the sea. From a grazing dugong rooting about to an elephant seal with an inflatable snout, readers will learn about a wide variety of beloved and obscure sea creatures and the lives they live beneath the spray. Curious minds can delve deeper into the extensive back matter.
Reviews
“With swirling, kaleidoscopic illustrations from Meg Sodano…This is a remarkable introduction to sea life for young readers.” — Publishers Weekly
“Original, informative, featuring a rhyming text and museum quality images, “If You Lived in the Sea, Who Would You Be?” by author/storyteller Julie Honan Johnston and artist/illustrator Meg Sodano is a fun read from cover to cover. Enhanced for the reader’s benefit with the inclusion of a four page ‘About the Animals’ section, and a half-page listing of End Note and Resources, “If You Lived in the Sea, Who Would You Be?” is especially and unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Marine Wildlife collections for children ages 4-8.” — Midwest Book Review
About the Illustrator: Meg Sodano is fascinated by changes in the natural world…life cycles, migrations, seasons, tides, weather…and with interactions among species and their environments. She uses her first-hand experiences, knowledge of biology, and training in science illustration to make picture books about ecology and conservation. Her illustrations appear in Beaver and Otter Get Along…Sort Of by Sneed B. Collard III, Salamander Sky by Katy Farber, and Lila’s Harbor by C. J. Talbert. Meg lives in Schenectady, New York.
Product Details:
Publisher: Web of Life Children’s Books
Publication date: September 23, 2025
ISBN-10: 1970039108
ISBN-13: 978-1970039108
Hardcover Picture Book
$18.95
32 pages • 10 x 8.5 inches
Age range: 4-8 years
Meg Sodano - Illustration & Design 