Bobo & Lumen's San Diego Travel Guide
A Kids' Adventure Book of Beaches, Landmarks, Games and On-Location Missions
Pack this one right next to the sunscreen. Bobo and Lumen are Bengal cat brothers from the Navet Nebula, where starships grow from seeds. Their little seed-ship has landed above San Diego Bay, and they want one more explorer on the crew: your child. WHAT IS INSIDE Bobo & Lumen's San Diego Travel Guide is a hybrid book, genuinely useful before the trip, and built to be carried around the city once you arrive. Young readers meet San Diego first: where it sits on the map, how the bay shaped everything, which neighborhoods and beach towns to know, a story timeline that runs from the Kumeyaay village of Kosa'aay to today, useful words and how to say them, and an explorer's toolkit. Then come ten full two-page landmark adventures: Balboa Park and its 1915 exposition palaces, the San Diego Zoo that began with a lion's roar, Cabrillo National Monument and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, the USS Midway Museum, Old Town and the first Spanish settlement in California, Mission San Diego de Alcala, the Gaslamp Quarter that was once nicknamed Rabbitville, Coronado and its 1888 hotel, La Jolla's sea caves and sea lions, and Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, home to the rarest pine tree in the United States. Twelve more real places to find, a chapter on San Diego food and makers and celebrations, and then the games: a destination quiz, an on-location spotter checklist, a matching challenge, sketch missions, a travel time capsule, and an explorer certificate. WHY FAMILIES LIKE IT Real, sourced history told as story, motives, surprises, and cause and effect instead of date lists. Every information page leads to something to do: look, choose, draw, count, or move. Writing space is clearly marked, so the book stays a keepsake and not a scribble pad. The tone is warm and funny in small doses, and it never talks down. Premium color throughout, 48 pages, sized to slip into a day bag. Bobo brings the enthusiasm. Lumen brings the plan. Your explorer brings the pencil.
- Pages
- 48
- Size
- 6 × 9 in
- Format
- Premium color, fully illustrated paperback