Astrid and Apollo and the Giant Geography Project — V.T. Bidania

Can Astrid and Apollo come up with best geography projects ever? Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo love to get messy and creative, and their papier-mâché projects for the Magnificent Wonders of the World Exhibit lets them do both! They each choose famous landmarks from their family’s home country of Laos and get busy creating and building. But when they decide to GO BIG with their projects, Astrid and Apollo run into a problem that they didn’t anticipate. Then, an act of kindness from the twins comes back to help them in a big way! Showcasing a warm sibling relationship of a Hmong American family, as well as themes of exploration and tradition, Astrid and Apollo will delight young readers.