Bompa's Intertidal Adventure (Nature Adventures with Bompa, 2)

Cullis-Suzuki, Sarika (Author)/ Suzuki, David (Author)/ Lloyd Kyi, Tanya (Author)/ Leng, Qin (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 1778402534 / ISBN 13: 9781778402531

Published by Greystone Kids, 2026

About this Item

48 pages. 9.00x2.00x9.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # xr1778402534

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bompa's Intertidal Adventure (Nature Adventures with Bompa, 2)
• Publisher: Greystone Kids
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1778402534
• ISBN 13: 9781778402531
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Leng, Qin
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

Let's go on an intertidal adventure for kids ages 4 to 8! The second book in the Nature Adventures with Bompa series, following Bompa’s Insect Expedition.

It’s time for the twins to go on another nature expedition with their Bompa. But this time, they want to take HIM on an adventure—to the seashore! What will they discover this time?

This exciting and educational tribute to the intertidal zone features:

• Amazing facts about intertidal zone creatures including extensive backmatter pages and a shoreline search-and-find
• Key information on how families can protect the intertidal zone and help these areas thrive
• A celebration of grandparents: depicts the fun two children have with their grandfather

Featuring gorgeous art by Qin Leng, Bompa’s Intertidal Adventure is an imaginative exploration of the natural world, based on the true-life adventures of David Suzuki and his grandkids.

Book 2 in the Nature Adventures with Bompa series
This picture book series is based on the real life expeditions David Suzuki takes with his grandkids, Nakina and Kaoru. From the amazing world of insects to the incredible intertidal zone, the twins and their Bompa are always discovering new things about the natural world, and learning more about each other and themselves too.

Praise for Bompa’s Insect Expedition:
A Bank Street College of Education Children’s Book Committee Best Book of the Year
Lane Anderson Award—Young Readers Category, Shortlisted
The Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards—Youth Category, Longlisted

"A terrific invitation to take closer looks and think longer thoughts.”—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED

“The message about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary is a worthy one, especially for young explorers who might not have much access to nature spaces.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

About the Author

David Suzuki is an internationally renowned scientist and environmentalist who has made it his life's work to help humanity understand, appreciate, respect, and protect nature. He is the co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation and the author of more than fifty books. He lives in Vancouver, BC, and is a father of five and grandfather to ten, including twins Nakina and Kaoru.

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki is co-host of The Nature of Things on CBC. Her life’s work is dedicated to science, communication, and oceans. Her research in marine biology has taken her from the high seas, to remote tropical islands, to the coastal intertidal zones of British Columbia for her PhD, where she studied the singing fish, the plainfin midshipman.

Tanya Lloyd Kyi is the award-winning author of more than thirty books for children and young adults. Tanya lives in Vancouver, BC, where she teaches for the University of British Columbia’s School of Creative Writing.

Qin Leng is a visual development artist and an illustrator and author of children's books. Throughout her career, she has illustrated picture books, magazines, and book covers with publishers around the world. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her son.